FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 3052377 · Received April 11, 2013

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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