FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ETHICON ENDOSURGERY INC

MDR report key: 363253 · Received November 21, 2001

Report

Report Number
363253
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 21, 2001
Date of Event
October 18, 2001
Report Date
November 8, 2001
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDOSURGERY INC
Product Code
GAG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT TAKEN TO SURGERY FOR EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY. PROCEDURES PERFORMED WERE: COLOTOMY, CLOSURE HEMICOLECTOMY AND ILEOTRANSVERSE COLON ANASTOMOSIS. ETHICON TCR 55 LINEAR CUTTER RELOAD WAS USED DURING PROCEDURE. PT RETURNED TO SURGERY 11 DAYS LATER FOR POST RIGHT HEMICOLECTOMY WITH DISRUPTION OF ANASTOMOSIS, PERITONITIS AND ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA. POST OPERATIVE STATUS: WOUND INFECTION WITH SEPSIS. PT TOLERATED PROCEDURE WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
53099 ETHICON ENDOSURGERY INC 1 PROXIMATE LINEAR CUTTER RELOAD GAG ETHICON ENDOSURGERY INC TCR55 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Required Intervention