FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MULTIF.CLIP APPL.TI-P 5/310MM F/SM-CLIPS

MDR report key: 3810505 · Received April 16, 2014

Report

Report Number
2916714-2014-00242
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 16, 2014
Date of Event
February 28, 2014
Report Date
April 16, 2014
Manufacturer
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K081031
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PL
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

US REPORTING AGENT NOTIFIED ON (B)(4) 2014. MANUFACTURING SITE EVALUATION: NO CLIPS WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE APPLIER WAS RETURNED AND TESTED WITH TWO MAGAZINES OF CLIPS, THERE WERE NO DEVIATIONS FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COUNTRY OF COMPLAINT: (B)(6). FIVE MM CHALLENGERS CLIPS MISFIRING. NEW APPLICATOR WAS IN USE, ONLY USED ONCE BEFORE. DURING THE CASE, THE CHALLENGER REPEATEDLY MISFIRED, SHOOTING, HALF CLOSED CLIPS INTO THE ABDOMEN AND ALSO WOULD NOT RE-LOAD ANY CLIPS. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE SURGEON CONTINUED USING ADDITIONAL CLIPS; THE MISFIRED CLIPS WERE NOT RETRIEVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
233390 MULTIF.CLIP APPL.TI-P 5/310MM F/SM-CLIPS VESSEL CLIPS FZP AESCULAP AG & CO. KG PL604R

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other