FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IDRIVE ULTRA POWERED HANDLE 1

MDR report key: 4220536 · Received November 3, 2014

Report

Report Number
1219930-2014-00993
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 3, 2014
Date of Event
October 1, 2014
Report Date
October 13, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY US SURGICAL A DIVISON
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K121510
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE: PROSTATECTOMY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: UNIT SET UP PROPERLY. CLOSED ON TISSUE BUT DID NOT FIRE. MADE A VERY SHORT SOUND, BUT DID NOT ADVANCE. TISSUE WAS NOT TOO THICK. REASSEMBLED AND TRIED AGAIN. SAME RESULT. PUT SAME RELOAD ON DISPOSABLE HANDLE AND DID NOT FIRE. WAS LOCKED OUT. RELOAD EXAMINED WAS NOT PRE FIRED. SUBSEQUENTLY COULD NOT LOAD ANY RELOAD ONTO DEVICE. WE TRIED TO PUT TWO ADDITIONAL RELOADS ON WITH NO SUCCESS. RELOAD WOULD JUST NOT CONNECT TO ADAPTER. AND TRYING MADE THE RELOAD NOT ABLE TO BE FIRED ON DISPOSABLE. EVENTUALLY USED NEW RELOAD, NEW DISPOSABLE HANDLE TO FIRE ACROSS TISSUE. NO BUTTRESS MATERIAL WAS USED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
702615 IDRIVE ULTRA POWERED HANDLE 1 REUSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER GDW COVIDIEN, FORMERLY US SURGICAL A DIVISON IDRVULTRA1 N4G1188ULX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 PRODUCT NUMBER: EGIAADAPT