FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
WECK HEM-O-LOK
MDR report key: 3588765
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Received December 24, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3588765
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 24, 2013
- Date of Event
- August 15, 2013
- Report Date
- December 24, 2013
- Manufacturer
- TELEFEX MEDICAL
- Product Code
- HBQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ENDOWRIST CLIP APPLIERS WITH WECK HEM-O-LOK CLIPS WAS BEING USED WHEN THE CLIPS WOULD CLOSE BUT NOT LOCK. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH DIFFERENT CLIPS FROM DIFFERENT PACKS. A TOTAL OF 5 PACKS AND DIFFERENT APPLIERS WERE USED TO RULE OUT CALIBRATION ISSUES. NO BLOOD LOSS WAS NOTED AND NO INCISION WAS MADE UNTIL THE CLIPS WORKED APPROPRIATELY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674403 | WECK HEM-O-LOK | LIGATING CLIP | HBQ | TELEFEX MEDICAL | * | 01B1300444 | |
| 674404 | ENDOWRIST | SYSTEM, SURGICAL, COMPUTER CONTROLLED INSTRUMENT | NAY | TELEFEX MEDICAL | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | DURING ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL| PROSTATECTOMY |