LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2013-01723
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 11, 2013
- Date of Event
- March 18, 2013
- Report Date
- March 19, 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
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: WHICH FIRING OF THE DEVICE DID THIS EVENT OCCUR ON? - THE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED FROM THE HOSPITAL. WHAT VESSEL OR STRUCTURE WAS THE DEVICE FIRED ON AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT? -- ARTERIA ILEOCOLICA. WAS THE CLIP FULLY ADVANCED INTO THE JAWS PRIOR TO FIRING? -- YES. 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? -- NO. WERE ANY UNEXPECTED NOISES HEARD? IF SO, WHEN? -- NO. DID ANYTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT? -- NO. WAS THE DEVICE FIRED AFTER THIS INCIDENT IN OR OUT OF THE PATIENT? -- YES.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC SIGMOIDECTOMY PROCEDURE, SCISSORING OCCURRED WHEN THE DEVICE WAS USED ON THE BLOOD VESSEL FOR LIGATION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN TWO DEVICES. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO DEVICES WILL BE RETURNING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156254 | LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER | CLIP, IMPLANTABLE | FZP | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | NA | J4CP8U |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |