FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SURGICEL ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT
MDR report key: 3003754
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Received March 14, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-02400
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 14, 2013
- Date of Event
- February 17, 2013
- Report Date
- February 17, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- LMG
- PMA / PMN Number
- N12159
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). INABILITY TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT TREATMENT FOR A BLEEDING LIP ON (B)(6) 2013 AND AN ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATIC AGENT WAS USED ON THE LIP. THE DEVICE WAS LEFT IN PLACE FOR 30 MINUTES. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED THE LIP WAS STILL BLEEDING. SILVER NITRATE WAS APPLIED AND THE BLEEDING SUBSIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107382 | SURGICEL ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT | HEMOSTATIC AGENT, ABSORBABLE | LMG | ETHICON, INC. | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |