FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DST SERIES EEA ORVIL 25MM DEVICE

MDR report key: 3001358 · Received March 6, 2013

Report

Report Number
1219930-2013-00174
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 6, 2013
Date of Event
February 8, 2013
Report Date
February 12, 2013
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY US
Product Code
GAG
PMA / PMN Number
K062850
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: GASTRECTOMY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: ORVIL 25 WAS INSERTED AND ONE OF THE RETAINING SUTURES WAS CUT AND THE TUBE WAS REMOVED. AFTER INSERTING (B)(4) INTO THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY, THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT THE ANVIL TO THE STAPLER, BUT WOULD NOT CONNECT. HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE RESULT WAS SAME. A NEW STAPLER WAS OPENED, BUT THE ANVIL COULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO IT. THEREFORE, THE SURGEON EXTENDED THE SMALL INCISION BY 4 OR 5 CM AND PERFORMED ANASTOMOSIS UNDER DIRECT VISION USING PCEEA25. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. OOZING AND TISSUE DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED. THE TISSUE HAD TO BE EXCISED ADDITIONALLY TO REMOVE THE DEVICE. THE CASE WAS EXTENDED BY MORE THAN 30 MINS. NO REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAPLING DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
96057 DST SERIES EEA ORVIL 25MM DEVICE DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE GAG COVIDIEN, FORMERLY US

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other MFG: 10/01/2012, EXP: 10/31/2017| EEAXL2535, LOT #: P2K0036X, K062850| EEA XL 25MM SINGLE USE STAPLER WITH 3.5MM STAPLES