FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DST SERIES* EEA* ORVIL* 25 MM DEVICE

MDR report key: 3876257 · Received June 4, 2014

Report

Report Number
1219930-2014-00424
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 4, 2014
Date of Event
May 20, 2014
Report Date
May 20, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN LP, FORMERLY REGISTERED AS UNITED STATES
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K093402
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: ROUX-EN-Y. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: AS THE ORVIL ANVIL WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE TROCAR OF EEAXL2535, THE TWO WOULD NOT PROPERLY MATE TO MAKE THE AUDIBLE CLICKING SOUND. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THE CONNECTION PRONGS ON THE ORVIL HAD BENT OUTWARD WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED PROPER MATING OF THE ANVIL TO THE STAPLER. THIS PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED LAPAROSCOPICALLY SO PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO OPEN. AFTER THE SURGEON USED A GRASPER TO PLACE THE METAL PRONG OF THE CONNECTING PORTION OF THE ANVIL BACK INTO PLACE, IT DID MAKE AN AUDIBLE CLICKING SOUND UPON CONNECTION. HOWEVER, THE ANVIL THEN STILL POPPED OFF UPON CLOSING THE EEA. THERE WAS A DELAY OVER 30 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO UNANTICIPATED TISSUE LOSS. THERE WAS NO UNANTICIPATED TISSUE DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO UNANTICIPATED BLOOD LOSS OF MORE THAN 500CC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
326989 DST SERIES* EEA* ORVIL* 25 MM DEVICE DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER GDW COVIDIEN LP, FORMERLY REGISTERED AS UNITED STATES N2A0184UX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other