FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR QTY OF 6

MDR report key: 2921757 · Received January 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
1717344-2013-00019
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 11, 2013
Date of Event
January 1, 2012
Report Date
December 14, 2012
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN LP
Product Code
LFL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE SITE INDICATED THAT THE INCIDENT SAMPLE WAS DISCARDED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE INCIDENT IS OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER ORIGINALLY REPORTED, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LAPAROSCOPIC COLON PROCEDURE AND THEN EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATION IN HEALTH. A SECOND PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PATIENT HAD RECEIVED A BURN/PERFORATION TO THE BOWEL AND THAT THE PATIENT WAS NOT WELL. COVIDIEN WAS NOTIFIED ON (B)(6) 2013 THAT THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY SOMETIME AFTER THE SECOND PROCEDURE. THE INCIDENT DEVICE WAS DISCARDED AFTER THE FIRST PROCEDURE AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE SITE HAS NOT RELEASED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEVICE, PATIENT OR INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
18745 ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR QTY OF 6 ULTRASONIC DISSECTION SYSTEM LFL COVIDIEN LP UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death ULTRASONIC REUSABLE BATTERY PACK: SERIAL #UNKNOWN| ULTRASONIC REUSABLE GENERATOR: SERIAL #UNKNOWN