FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER
MDR report key: 3093500
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Received May 6, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2013-02130
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 6, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 8, 2013
- Report Date
- April 11, 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
- TU
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). THE ANALYSIS RESULTS OF THE DEVICE FOUND THAT IT WAS RECEIVED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. THE JAWS WERE FOUND PROPERLY ALIGNED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE INCIDENT REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONALLY EVALUATED. UPON FIRING OF THE DEVICE, THE REMAINING CLIPS WERE EJECTED AND THEN, IT LOCKED OUT AS INTENDED. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSE THE FOUND CONDITION. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, WHEN THE TRIGGER WAS PULLED, CLIPS DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY AND FELL DOWN FROM THE SHAFT. SO, THE CLIPS COULD NOT CLOSE THE VESSEL PROPERLY. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196674 | LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER | CLIP, IMPLANTABLE | FZP | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |