FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GIA 80-3.8 SINGLE USE LOADING UNIT

MDR report key: 3964215 · Received July 14, 2014

Report

Report Number
2647580-2014-00527
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 14, 2014
Date of Event
May 27, 2014
Report Date
June 20, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC PUERTO RICO
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K013860
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: ILEAL CONDUIT CONSTRUCTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: TWO DAYS AFTER THE OPERATION, SHE WAS REOPERATED BECAUSE OF ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE. A LARGE DEFECT WAS DETECTED AT THE ANASTOMOTIC LINE, AND HERE SEVERAL STAPLES THAT WERE NOT CLOSED PROPERLY WERE DETECTED. THE PATIENT HAD PERITONITIS, AND A STOMA WAS CREATED. SHE WAS TREATED INITIALLY LEAVING THE ABDOMEN OPEN AND CLOSED TEMPORALITY WITH A VAC PACK. SHE WAS TREATED IN ICU. AFTER SOME DAYS HER ABDOMEN WAS CLOSED. PATIENT INJURED, EXTENSION OF OP BY MORE THAN 30 MINUTES, NO BLOOD LOSS, NO EXTENSION OF INCISION, NO CHANGE OF OP, NO LOSS OR DAMAGE TO TISSUE. NO REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAPLING DEVICE. THE CONDITIONS OF THE PATIENT IS IMPROVING BUT SHE IS STILL HOSPITALIZED. SHE WILL NEED ANOTHER OPERATION DUE TO THE STOMA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
410052 GIA 80-3.8 SINGLE USE LOADING UNIT DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE GDW COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC PUERTO RICO P4A0795X

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Other