FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SIZE 0 8 PBT RELOAD WITH LOOP
MDR report key: 4008887
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Received June 27, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1219930-2014-00490
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 27, 2014
- Report Date
- June 4, 2014
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN LP, FORMERLY REGISTERED AS UNITED STATES
- Product Code
- KOG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K934738
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NL
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: THE V-LOC ENDOSTITCH RELOAD NEEDLE DID NOT PASS FROM ONE SITE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENDOSTITCH HAND INSTRUMENT. THERE WAS NO UNANTICIPATED TISSUE LOSS. THERE WAS NO IRREVERSIBLE TISSUE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO UNANTICIPATED EXTENSION OF THE INCISION BY MORE THAN ONE INCH. THERE WAS NO UNANTICIPATED BLOOD LOSS OF 500CC'S OR MORE. THE SURGICAL TIME WAS NOT DELAYED BY MORE THAN 30 MINUTES DUE TO THE PRODUCT PROBLEM. A DEVICE FRAGMENT OR COMPONENT DID NOT FALL INTO THE PATIENT'S CAVITY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376655 | SIZE 0 8 PBT RELOAD WITH LOOP | DISPOSABLE SUTURING DEVICE RELOAD | KOG | COVIDIEN LP, FORMERLY REGISTERED AS UNITED STATES | N2M0248UX |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |