FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DISPOSABLE 19 MEDIUM/LARGE TITANIUM K2 CLIP CART

MDR report key: 6725224 · Received July 19, 2017

Report

Report Number
1223422-2017-00110
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 19, 2017
Date of Event
June 22, 2017
Report Date
July 7, 2017
Manufacturer
MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC.
Product Code
GCJ
PMA / PMN Number
K013695
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED, AND VISUALLY INVESTIGATED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF PHYSICAL DAMAGES OR WEAR AND TEAR TO THE CLIP CARTRIDGES AND ITS PACKAGING. FOR FUNCTIONAL TESTING, A CLIP CARTRIDGE WAS INSERTED INTO A WORKING CLIP APPLIER. ALL TEN CLIPS WERE RELEASED CRIMPED AND CLOSED AS THE TRIGGER FROM THE CLIP APPLIER WAS SQUEEZED. NO COMPLICATIONS, HESITATIONS OR JAMMING WAS OBSERVED. THIS PROCESS WAS REPEATED 5 TIMES. STILL NO DEFECT WAS DETECTED. THIS COMPLAINT IS UNCONFIRMED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A PRODUCT INVESTIGATION IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THE MOMENT. THE CLIP CARTRIDGE WAS NOT RETURNED TO MICROLINE INC.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYTECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE CLIPS FROM THE M/L-10 CLIP CARTRIDGE BEGAN TO LOCK ON DUCT AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE ML-10 CLIP APPLIER. SURGEON HAD TO FORCE THE APPLIER OFF THE CLIP ATTACHED TO THE DUCT . NO PATIENT DAMAGE REPORTED

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
505588 DISPOSABLE 19 MEDIUM/LARGE TITANIUM K2 CLIP CART CLIP IMPLANTABLE GCJ MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC. 1122 00131976

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention