FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 2991104 · Received March 6, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2013-01070
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 6, 2013
Date of Event
February 22, 2013
Report Date
February 22, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K864102
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HAVE DEVICE RETURNED. DEVICE LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, AN INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A BATCH NUMBER OR LOT NUMBER SO THEREFORE WE WERE UNABLE TO REVIEW THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A GASTRIC SLEEVE PROCEDURE, THE CLIP APPLIER FAILED TO DEPLOY CLIPS PROPERLY DURING CASE. THE CLIPS WOULD NOT STAY IN THE JAWS AND WOULD JUST FALL OUT UPON FIRING. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. CASE COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE OF THE SAME PRODUCT CODE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
95816 LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1