FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SPECIMEN BAG 3"X6" ATTACHED MEMORY WIRE
MDR report key: 6132854
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Received November 29, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 3007216334-2016-00144
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 29, 2016
- Date of Event
- September 30, 2016
- Report Date
- October 31, 2016
- Manufacturer
- UNIMAX MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- GCJ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY, ON (B)(6) 2016, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY, "SPECIMEN BAG TETHER BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL BAG THROUGH FASCIA. THIS RESULTED IN A POST-OP INFECTION THAT REQUIRED THE PATIENT TO BE RE-ADMITTED AND HOSPITALIZED FOR 12 DAYS DUE TO A POST-OP INFECTION. AS OF THIS FILING, THE DATE OF PATIENT RELEASE POST-APPENDECTOMY AND THE DATE THE PATIENT WAS RE-ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR POST-OP INFECTION HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS DISPOSED OF BY THE USER FACILITY. THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER, (B)(4), IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND REGULATORY REPORTING PER AGREEMENT WITH CONMED CORPORATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783500 | SPECIMEN BAG 3"X6" ATTACHED MEMORY WIRE | SPECIMEN BAG | GCJ | UNIMAX MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 YR | Hospitalization |