FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HULKA CLIP

MDR report key: 6474246 · Received April 7, 2017

Report

Report Number
1418479-2017-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 7, 2017
Date of Event
June 1, 1993
Report Date
March 13, 2017
Manufacturer
RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP (RWMIC)
Product Code
KNH
UDI-DI
00861523000102
PMA / PMN Number
P870080
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT HAD DEVICES IMPLANTED IN (B)(6) 1993 (TWO DEVICES PER PACKAGE, ONE FOR EACH FALLOPIAN TUBE). DEVICES WERE NOT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION. DURING THE TIME DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED, PATIENT REPORTED HAVING "HEALTH ISSUES." NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN (TEST RESULTS, DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS...) RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION (RWMIC) IS UNABLE TO CONFIRM COMPLAINT. THERE HAS BEEN TWO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEVICE IN THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS, MDR1418479-2016-00009 & MDR1418479-2016-00012. RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION (RWMIC) CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED. IF ANY NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION (RWMIC) RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A PATIENT INDICATING SHE HAD A DEVICE IMPLANTED AND NOW HAS "MANY HEALTH ISSUES." PATIENT REPORTED HAVING A TUBAL LIGATION IN (B)(6) 1993 WHEN DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED (PACKAGE CONTAINS TWO CLIPS, ONE FOR EACH FALLOPIAN TUBE).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
252988 HULKA CLIP HULKA CLIP KNH RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP (RWMIC) 4986.90 00861523000102

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other