FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROXIMATE I L S INTRALUMINAL STAPLER
MDR report key: 317852
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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 |