FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CONMED 5MM AUTOMATIC CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 3231995 · Received July 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
3003898360-2013-00296
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 15, 2013
Date of Event
June 26, 2013
Report Date
June 28, 2013
Manufacturer
TELEFLEX MEDICAL
Product Code
FZP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY MFR. PER DEVICE HISTORY REPORT (DHR) REVIEW INVESTIGATION DID NOT ISSUES RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED SINCE THE SAMPLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION, THEREFORE, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE DEFECT REPORTED AND A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR IT. THE MFR WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TREND RELATING COMPLAINTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE EVENT IS REPORTED AS: ALLEGED ISSUE: THE CLIP APPLIER WOULD NOT LOAD APPROPRIATELY. THE POLYMER CLIP WOULD GET STUCK HALF WAY LOADED INTO THE JAWS AND THEN AFTER PULLING THE TRIGGER ALL THE WAY, IT WOULD RELEASE INTO THE PT ABDOMEN. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE RATCHET FUNCTION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO LOAD THE CLIP FULLY INTO THE JAWS. NO REPORTED PT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
327671 CONMED 5MM AUTOMATIC CLIP APPLIER CLIP APPLIER FZP TELEFLEX MEDICAL 01B1300148

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1