FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
MDR report key: 2916369
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Received January 9, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- MW5028582
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 9, 2013
- Date of Event
- November 13, 2012
- Report Date
- January 9, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDOSURGERY LLC
- Product Code
- GDW
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A (B)(6) FEMALE ADMITTED FOR ELECTIVE LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY DONE BY (B)(6) MD. ACCORDING TO THE EVENT REPORT "THE INSTRUMENT MISFIRES - STICKS WHEN CLOSED. UNABLE TO OPEN JAWS". THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PT AND SHE WAS DISCHARGED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12787 | ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC | ECHELON FLEX 60 LONG ARTICULATING ENDOSCOPIC LINEAR | GDW | ETHICON ENDOSURGERY LLC | P30188P05 | J4CF8J |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 YR |