FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

133650 PREMIUM SURGICLIP III 9.0

MDR report key: 6236391 · Received January 10, 2017

Report

Report Number
2647580-2017-00026
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 10, 2017
Date of Event
December 8, 2016
Report Date
December 13, 2016
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC PUERTO RICO INC
Product Code
FZP
UDI-DI
10884521517394
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). (B)(6). USER FACILITY IS LISTED IN INITIAL REPORTER. (B)(4). POST MARKET VIGILANCE (PMV) AND ENGINEERING CONCURRENTLY LED AN EVALUATION OF ONE CLIP APPLIER OPENED. THIS EVALUATION WAS BASED ON A TECHNICAL REVIEW OF ALL DATA RECEIVED FROM THE SITE, A PMV REVIEW OF MANUFACTURING RECORDS, A PMV REVIEW OF COMPLAINT TRENDS, ENGINEERING REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT AND AN EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS RECEIVED PARTIALLY APPLIED WITH SEVENTEEN REMAINING CLIPS. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE INSTRUMENT REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. FUNCTIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT WAS FIRED ONCE IN AIR AND PROPER CLIP FORMATION WAS CONFIRMED. THE REMAINING CLIPS WERE THEN FIRED ON TEST MEDIA WITH PROPER FORMATION. THE JAW AND HANDLE MOVED SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE FIRING CYCLE AND RETURNED TO THE OPEN POSITION AND EACH REMAINING CLIP LOADED PROPERLY IN THE JAW. WHEN THE CARTRIDGE WAS EMPTY, THE INTERLOCK ENGAGED AND PREVENTED THE JAW FROM APPROXIMATING. IN ADDITION; THE INSTRUMENT WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR VISUALIZATION OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. SHOULD NEW INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THE FILE WILL BE RE-OPENED AND THE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY AMENDED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT INVOLVING THE LIMA THE USER FIRED A CLIP ON THE LEFT INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY AND IT SHEARED THE BRANCH. THE CLIPS FELL INTO THE PATIENT CAVITY WAS RETRIEVED BY GRASPER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
20452 133650 PREMIUM SURGICLIP III 9.0 CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP COVIDIEN, FORMERLY USSC PUERTO RICO INC 133650 P6K0037X 10884521517394

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability