FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WECK HEM-O-LOK 5MM ENDO MANUAL APPLIER

MDR report key: 743035 · Received June 9, 2006

Report

Report Number
1044475-2006-00014
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 9, 2006
Report Date
June 9, 2006
Manufacturer
WECK, TELEFLEX MEDICAL
Product Code
GDO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TELEFLEX MECICAL IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF RETRIEVING THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION FROM THE USER FACILITY. IF THE DEVICE IS OBTAINED, TELEFLEX MEDICAL WILL PROVIDE A FOLLOW UP REPORT WITH THE EVALUATION SUMMARY OF THE APPLIER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REQUESTED TO TELEFLEX MEDICAL THAT DURING A LAPROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY, VESSELS WERE "SLASHED AND TORN CAUSING HEMORRHAGING" SURGEON WAS REQUIRED TO PERFORM A SPLENECTOMY. PATIENT IS CURRENTLY DOING WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 WECK HEM-O-LOK 5MM ENDO MANUAL APPLIER POLYMER LIGATION CLIP APPLIER GDO WECK, TELEFLEX MEDICAL NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention