FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER
MDR report key: 3090424
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Received May 2, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2013-02104
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 2, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 3, 2013
- Report Date
- April 9, 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
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR RETURN OF DEVICE HAVE BEEN MADE BUT NO DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THIS DEVICE WAS USED TO APPLY CLIPS FOR CYSTIC DUCT CLOSURE. THE CLIPS APPLIED CLOSED WITH MISALIGNED LEGS AND THEN FELL OFF THE STRUCTURE. THE CLIPS INSIDE THE APPLIER WERE NOT STABLE, BUT UNSTABLE. THEY SCISSORED ON THE VESSEL. THE CASE WAS CARRIED OUT AND FINISHED BY OPENING A NEW CLIP APPLIER. NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191988 | LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER | CLIP, IMPLANTABLE | FZP | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | NA | K4C377 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |