FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENDO GIA ADAPTER STANDARD

MDR report key: 3973261 · Received June 6, 2014

Report

Report Number
1219930-2014-00426
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 6, 2014
Date of Event
May 12, 2014
Report Date
May 14, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY US SURGICAL
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K121510
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE: LAPAROSCOPIC SIGMOIDECTOMY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: NO PROBLEM IN SETTING ADAPTER. HOWEVER EVEN AFTER SETTING THE CARTRIDGE, CALIBRATIONS WOULD NOT START. SETTING IT AGAIN FOR SEVERAL TIMES, FOUND THE JAW OF CARTRIDGE COULD BE OPENED AND CLOSED EVEN WITHOUT PERFORMING THE CALIBRATIONS. LATER EVEN WITHOUT PRESSING THE TOGGLE SWITCH, THE DEVICE ARTICULATED ON THE LEFT. ALSO CONFIRMED ABNORMAL CONDITIONS OF LIGHTING OF INDICATOR LAMPS. CONFIRMED IT COULD NOT WORK NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS MOVED AWAY THE SURGICAL FIELD. NEW ONE WAS OPENED TO COMPLETE THE CASE WITH NO EXTENDED. UNK USE OF REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
331417 ENDO GIA ADAPTER STANDARD REUSABLE SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE GDW COVIDIEN, FORMERLY US SURGICAL N3G0266UX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 MFG DATE: 08/2013| EXP. DATE: 01/31/2019, MFG DATE: 01/2014| IDRIVE ULTRA POWERED HANDLE 1, IDRVULTRA1,| EGIA 60 ARTICULATING MED/THICK SULU, EGIA60AMT,| LOT# N4A1185KX, K083519| LOT #N3H0395UX, SERIAL # (B)(4), K121510