FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 3070836 · Received April 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2013-01894
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 22, 2013
Report Date
March 28, 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
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, AN INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A BATCH NUMBER OR LOT NUMBER SO THEREFORE WE WERE UNABLE TO REVIEW THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED AND RECEIVED: WHICH FIRING OF THE DEVICE DID THIS EVENT OCCUR ON? FIRST FIRING. WHAT VESSEL OR STRUCTURE WAS THE DEVICE FIRED ON AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT? N/A. 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? N/A. WAS ANY UNEXPECTED RESISTANCE FELT WHILE FIRING THE TRIGGER? NO. 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? N/A.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE CLIPS DO NOT FULLY CLOSE. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE CASE WAS COMPLETED. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
173130 LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1