FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROXIMATE I L S INTRALUMINAL STAPLER

MDR report key: 317852 · Received February 26, 2001

Report

Report Number
1527736-2001-00860
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 26, 2001
Date of Event
February 5, 2001
Report Date
February 6, 2001
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY - ALB
Product Code
GAG
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS RPEORTED THAT (1) CDH29 WAS USED DURING A ILEONANAL POUCH PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE REP THAT AFTER USING PURSE STRING DEVICE TO PLACE ANVIL INTO PROXIMAL BOWEL, SURGEON TRIED TO MARRY ANVIL TO TROCAR IN DISTAL BOWEL. THE ANVIL HEAD WOULD NOT LOCK ONTO TROCAR. THE SURGEON HELD ANVIL ONTO TROCAR WHILE TIGHTENING IT DOWN. AFTER THE DEVICE WAS MORE THAN HALFWAY CLOSED THE ANVIL STAYED ON THE TROCAR WITHOUT BEING HELD ON. THE SURGEON FIRED DEVICE. THE DONUTS WERE CHECKED. ONE WAS INCOMPLETE SO THE SURGEON OVERSEWED AND COMPLETED THE CASE. THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCE TO PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
7619 PROXIMATE I L S INTRALUMINAL STAPLER CIRCULAR STAPLERS GAG ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY - ALB NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other