FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NA
MDR report key: 3950763
·
Received June 9, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2134070-2014-00118
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 9, 2014
- Report Date
- May 13, 2014
- Manufacturer
- STERILMED, INC.
- Product Code
- NMJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033579
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT AND WAS REPORTED TO BE DISCARDED BY THE USER FACILITY.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY THE CLIPS WERE MALFORMED, COMING OUT SIDEWAYS, SCISSORED AND NOT CLOSED PROPERLY WHEN THEY DID COME OUT OF THE JAW. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY. THE DEVICE WAS REPORTED TO BE DISCARDED BY THE USER FACILITY. ADD'L INFO WAS REQUESTED, BUT NO ADD'L INFO WAS PROVIDED. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SENT IF ADD'L INFO IS RECEIVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334342 | NA | NMJ | STERILMED, INC. | ETHER320 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |