FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PREMIUM SURGICLIP S-9.0 TITANIUM

MDR report key: 3609018 · Received January 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
2647580-2014-00052
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 27, 2014
Report Date
January 7, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K853650
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: THE SURGEON DESCRIBED OVERALL EXPERIENCES USING THE 134046 OPEN CLIP APPLIER DURING PROCEDURES THAT INCLUDED IN CLIP MISFIRING WHICH RESULTED IN CUTTING VESSELS, CLIP MALFORMATIONS/SCISSORING AND UNIT JAMMING BEFORE ALL THE CLIPS HAD BEEN FIRED. HE STATED THESE ISSUED HAD ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHER SURGEONS IN THE PVA PRACTICE. THE SURGEON STATED THAT ADD'L UNITS HAD TO BE USED TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONED ONES AS WELL AS 15-20 MINUTES OF ADD'L PROCEDURE TIME FOR VESSEL REPAIRS AND TROUBLESHOOTING. SPECIFIC DATES, PROCEDURES AND PT INFO WERE NOT PROVIDED IN THE DISCUSSION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
58331 PREMIUM SURGICLIP S-9.0 TITANIUM DISPOSABLE CLIP APPLIER FZP COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other