FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 643692 · Received September 30, 2005

Report

Report Number
1527736-2005-04551
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 30, 2005
Date of Event
September 28, 2005
Report Date
September 29, 2005
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
Product Code
GDO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, WHEN THE DOCTOR FIRED THE INSTRUMENT, IF HE SQUEEZED THE HANDLE TOO HARD, THE CLIP SCISSORED ON HIM, AND IF HE TRIED NOT SQUEEZING THE HANDLE AS HARD TO PREVENT SCISSORING, THE CLIP WOULD NOT HOLD ON CYSTIC DUCT. CASE COMPLETED WITH SAME INSTRUMENT. NO PT CONSEQUENCES. NO INSTRUMENT RETURNING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER ENDOSCOPIC MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER GDO ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN