FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 3940669 · Received July 17, 2014

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2014-05025
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 17, 2014
Date of Event
July 1, 2014
Report Date
July 3, 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
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE ER420 DEVICE WAS RECEIVED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. UPON CYCLING THE DEVICE, IT WAS NOTED TO BE EMPTY AND LOCKED OUT. THE DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO LOCK OUT WHEN ALL THE CLIPS HAVE BEEN FIRED. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE DEVICE, NO FUNCTIONAL TESTING COULD BE PERFORMED TO EVALUATE THE INCIDENT REPORTED. NO CONCLUSION COULD BE REACHED AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE EVENT REPORTED. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE CLIP DIDN'T FORM CORRECTLY, IT SCISSORED UPON FIRING. CASE 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
418466 ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA K4D72W

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1