BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER

    MDR report key: 3113475 · Received May 15, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2013-02336
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    May 15, 2013
    Report Date
    April 22, 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
    AL, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION.  IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE DEVICE WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY. UPON TESTING, THE DEVICE WAS CYCLED, FED, RETAINED AND FORMED THE REMAINING CLIPS AS INTENDED. THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AS THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. NO CONCLUSION COULD BE REACHED AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE REPORTED INCIDENT. THE BATCH HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(6). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: WHICH FIRING OF THE DEVICE DID THIS EVENT OCCUR ON? ASKU. WHAT VESSEL OR STRUCTURE WAS THE DEVICE FIRED ON AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT? CYSTIC ARTERY AND DUCT. WAS THE CLIP FULLY ADVANCED INTO THE JAWS PRIOR TO FIRING? ASKU. 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? NO. DID ANYTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT? NO. WAS THE DEVICE FIRED AFTER THIS INCIDENT IN OR OUT OF THE PATIENT? ASKU. DID SOMEBODY OTHER THAN THE PRIMARY SURGEON FIRE THE INSTRUMENT? NO.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE CLIPS WERE SCISSORING AND WAS FALLING OUT OF THE DEVICE. THE CLIPS WERE RETRIEVED. UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    214664 LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1