FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

PERI-STRIPS DRY

MDR report key: 332658 · Received May 10, 2001

Report

Report Number
2183620-2001-00007
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 10, 2001
Date of Event
April 17, 2001
Report Date
April 17, 2001
Manufacturer
BIO-VASCULAR
Product Code
FTL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2001 PT UNDERWENT GASTRIC BYPASS WITH PERI-STRIPS DRY. ON EVENT DATE THE PT RETURNED FOR ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP AND FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO BIO-VASCULAR, PT UNDERWENT AN ENDOSCOPY, WHICH REVEALED ULCERS (A COMMON POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION FOR THIS PROCEDURE AS REPORTED BY THE SURGEON). AT THAT TIME, PIECES OF PERI-STRIPS DRY WERE SEEN IN THE INNER LUMEN OF THE STOMACH AND JEJUNUM AND WERE REMOVED. ENDOSCOPY REVEALED NO LEAKAGE OF THE POUCH, AND THE SURGEON STATED HE BELIEVED THE PRODUCT MIGRATION HAPPENED SUBSEQUENT TO THE HEALING OF THE ORIGINAL WOULD CLOSURE. THE PT HAD NO REPORTED SYMPTOMS AND REQUIRED NO INTERVENTION OTHER THAN REMOVAL TO TREAT THE PRODUCT MIGRATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
21801 PERI-STRIPS DRY STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT FTL BIO-VASCULAR PSD 5506-EN 532474

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 26 YR Required Intervention ETHICON ATW 45 STAPLER (2001 TO 2001).