ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2014-04375
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 25, 2014
- Report Date
- May 19, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
- Product Code
- FZP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K864102
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). SCISSORED CLIP, JAW MISALIGNED. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS OF THE ER320 DEVICE FOUND THAT IT WAS RECEIVED WITH A CLIP IN JAWS AND THE JAWS MISALIGNED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE DEVICE WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY. UPON FIRING OF THE DEVICE, THE CLIPS WERE FED AS INTENDED; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE MISALIGNED CONDITION OF THE JAWS 11 SCISSORED CLIPS WERE FORMED. POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE CONDITION FOUND MAY BE IF THE DEVICE IS CLOSED OVER AN EXISTING HARD OBJECT OR CLIP PLACING STRESS ON THE JAWS CAUSING THEM TO DISTORT OR YIELD AND NOT RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS/POSITION OR EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF TORQUE TO THE JAWS WHEN POSITIONING THE DEVICE ON A VESSEL. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE MISFIRED. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE OF THE SAME PRODUCT CODE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371849 | ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER | CLIP, IMPLANTABLE | FZP | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |