FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ESPINER TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
MDR report key: 6968182
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Received October 23, 2017
Report
- Report Number
- 6968182
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 23, 2017
- Date of Event
- October 12, 2017
- Report Date
- October 18, 2017
- Manufacturer
- ESPINER MEDICAL LIMITED
- Product Code
- GCJ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY PROCEDURE, DOCTOR PLACED THE BAG WITH A STICK IN THE ABDOMEN AND THE BAG SPLIT IN HALF AND BROKE WHILE PULLING THE APPENDIX OUT THROUGH A 5MM TROCAR HOE. NO PATIENT HARM AND NO PIECES RETAINED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748878 | ESPINER TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY | GCJ | ESPINER MEDICAL LIMITED | EMP50ECO-R | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 YR | NO OTHER THERAPIES |