FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENDOPATH ENDOSCOPIC VASCULAR LINEAR CUTTER

MDR report key: 57104 · Received September 20, 1996

Report

Report Number
1527736-1996-00109
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 20, 1996
Date of Event
August 7, 1996
Report Date
September 6, 1996
Manufacturer
NA
Product Code
GAG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DEVICE FROM A FT050 KIT WAS USED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY. THE EZ35W WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. THE DEVICE WAS FINALLY CLOSED AND THE SURGEON DID FIRE IT. THE STAPLER MISFIRED. ANOTHER EZ35W WAS OPENED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. NO BUTTRESSING MATERIAL. THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOPATH ENDOSCOPIC VASCULAR LINEAR CUTTER LINEAR CUTTER GAG NA NA H40177

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other