BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER

    MDR report key: 3031921 · Received April 3, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2013-01560
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    April 3, 2013
    Date of Event
    March 6, 2013
    Report Date
    March 13, 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
    TX, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). WHICH FIRING OF THE DEVICE DID THIS EVENT OCCUR ON? FIRST AND 2ND. WHAT VESSEL OR STRUCTURE WAS THE DEVICE FIRED ON AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT? CYSTIC DUCT. WAS THE CLIP FULLY ADVANCED INTO THE JAWS PRIOR TO FIRING? ASKU. WAS THERE ANY TORQUING OR TWISTING OF THE DEVICE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF FIRING? NO. WAS ANY UNEXPECTED RESISTANCE FELT WHILE FIRING THE TRIGGER? ASKU. WERE ANY UNEXPECTED NOISES HEARD? NO. DID ANYTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT? NO. WAS THE DEVICE FIRED AFTER THIS INCIDENT IN OR OUT OF THE PATIENT? YES, IN PATIENT IS WHEN THE 2ND CLIP JAMMED. WHAT WERE THE INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY? GALL BLADDER DISEASE. DOES THE PATIENT HAVE ANY RELEVANT HISTORY OF SURGICAL TREATMENTS? NO. DID SOMEBODY OTHER THAN THE PRIMARY SURGEON FIRE THE INSTRUMENT? NO.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE DEVICE WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY. UPON TESTING, THE DEVICE WAS CYCLED, FED, RETAINED AND FORMED THE REMAINING CLIPS AS INTENDED. THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND CONFORMING TO OUR MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS. NO CONCLUSION COULD BE REACHED AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE REPORTED INCIDENT. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS USED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE FIRST CLIP CAME OUT MALFORMED; 2ND CLIP JAMMED WHEN FIRED. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    136345 LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA J4CV4A

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1