FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SPACEMAKER BLUNT TIP TROCAR 12MM
MDR report key: 3893544
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Received February 14, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2647580-2014-00086
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 14, 2014
- Date of Event
- January 23, 2014
- Report Date
- January 30, 2014
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC
- Product Code
- GCJ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SW
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). DATE OF INITIAL REPORT SENT: (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PROCEDURE: ROBOTIC HYSTERECTOMY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: PRIOR TO SURGERY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO INFLATE THE BALLOON ON TROCAR. THE NURSE OPENED A NEW TROCAR. NO EXTENSION OF SURGERY TIME BY MORE THAN 30 MINUTES, NO BLOOD LOSS OF MORE THAN 250 CC, NO EXTENSION OF THE INCISION OF MORE THAN 1 INCH, NO UNANTICIPATED OR IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO VASCULAR TISSUE, NOTHING FELL INTO PT CAVITY. CLARIFIED EXPLANTATION: YES, DURING THE TESTING BEFORE THE SURGERY, THE CUFFING DID NOT WORK; THEY COULD NOT INFLATE THE BALLOON ON TROCAR. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98036 | SPACEMAKER BLUNT TIP TROCAR 12MM | SPACEMAKER BALLOON | GCJ | COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC | P3H0588X |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |