FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 3221042 · Received July 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2013-03518
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 11, 2013
Date of Event
May 9, 2013
Report Date
July 3, 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
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

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 AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE CLIPS ARE FIRED, SHOOTING OUT OF THE JAWS OF THE CLIP APPLIER IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOADED IN THE JAWS. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS OPENED, THIS FUNCTIONED WELL. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
320567 LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA H44D7W

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1