FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PREMIUM SURGICLIP II M-11.5 TITANIUM

MDR report key: 3042015 · Received April 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
2647580-2013-00198
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 2, 2013
Date of Event
March 6, 2013
Report Date
March 20, 2013
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC PUERTO RICO
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K853650
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: BREAST RECONSTRUCTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: WHEN THE SURGEON WENT TO CLIP THE VEIN, THE CLIP APPLIER WOULD NOT OPEN. A SECOND DEVICE WAS USED TO CLIP, THEN THE SURGEON CLIPPED THE VESSEL AND WENT TO REMOVE THE DEVICE; BUT THE JAWS LOCKED ON THE TISSUE. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESECT A LITTLE BIT OF TISSUE AND REMOVE THE JAWS. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS OPENED. THERE WAS NO TISSUE DAMAGE, UNANTICIPATED BLOOD LOSS, UNANTICIPATED COLOSTOMY, FORMAL LAPAROTOMY, RE-OPERATION, CONVERSION TO OPEN PROCEDURE, OR EXTENDED OPERATING ROOM TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
134224 PREMIUM SURGICLIP II M-11.5 TITANIUM DISPOSABLE CLIP APPLIER FZP COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC PUERTO RICO P2L0507X

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other