FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PREMIUM SURGICLIP S-9.0 TITANIUM

MDR report key: 3232243 · Received July 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2647580-2013-00372
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 8, 2013
Date of Event
April 6, 2013
Report Date
June 12, 2013
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K853650
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PO
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: VASCULAR. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: ACCORDING TO THE OPERATING ROOM NURSES STATEMENT WHEN THE DEVICE IS CLAMPING AND WHEN RETRIEVED, IT CUTS THE VESSELS. THE SURGEON WHEN MOBILIZING THE MAMMARY ARTERIES, USING THE AUTOMATIC CLIPS, CUT INTO ONE OF THE COLLATERALS AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO SUTURE WITH PROLENE STITCH. THE SITUATION WAS RECURRENT WHEN MOBILIZING THE OTHER MAMMARY ARTERY. IN THIS CASE THE SURGEON USED CLIPS IN THE AUTOMATIC APPLIER OF A BRAND THAT IS SELDOM USED IN THE OPERATING ROOM. THE JAWS DID NOT CROSS. THE CLIP DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SCISSORED. THERE WAS UNANTICIPATED TISSUE LOSS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO BLEEDING REPORTED IN EXCESS OF 500CC. THE CASE WAS EXTENDED BY MORE THAN 30 MINUTES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
310290 PREMIUM SURGICLIP S-9.0 TITANIUM DISPOSABLE CLIP APPLIER FZP COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC P3B0418X

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other