FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WHITE RELOAD FOR ECHELON 60
MDR report key: 2990010
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Received March 5, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2013-01035
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 5, 2013
- Report Date
- February 8, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
- Product Code
- GDW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K051002
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A COLECTOMY PROCEDURE, THERE WAS A POST OP HEMORRHAGE. THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE A COLECTOMY (DATE UNKNOWN). AFTER THIS SURGERY, BLEEDING OCCURRED. THE SURGEON HAD TO PERFORM ANOTHER SURGERY AND IDENTIFIED THE ORIGIN OF THE BLEEDING AS THE MESENTERIC ARTERY (SUTURED DURING THE COLECTOMY BY A CARTRIDGE). BLEEDING OF THE STAPLE LINE AFTER USING A CARTRIDGE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS CASE. ONE RELOAD WAS DISCARDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93031 | WHITE RELOAD FOR ECHELON 60 | STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE | GDW | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | UNK | J4A58H |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |