FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NA
MDR report key: 3042949
·
Received April 4, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2134070-2013-00079
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 4, 2013
- Report Date
- March 14, 2013
- Manufacturer
- STERILMED, INC.
- Product Code
- NMJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033579
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR AND WAS REPORTED TO BE DISCARDED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE MISFIRED. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING A NEPHRECTOMY. CLIPS CAME OUT OF THE DEVICE "ANGLED" AND DAMAGED A VESSEL. THE VESSEL WAS REPAIRED USING ANOTHER CLIP. IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO OTHER CHANGE TO THE PROCEDURE. THE DEVICE WAS REPORTED TO BE DISCARDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138576 | NA | NMJ | STERILMED, INC. | ETHMCM20 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |