FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENDO CLIP

MDR report key: 7514888 · Received May 15, 2018

Report

Report Number
1219930-2018-02642
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 15, 2018
Date of Event
January 5, 2018
Report Date
October 5, 2018
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN
Product Code
FZP
UDI-DI
10884521057876
PMA / PMN Number
K954435
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: POST MARKET VIGILANCE (PMV) LED AN EVALUATION OF ONE PHOTO AND ONE DEVICE. THE VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PHOTO DEPICTS WHAT APPEAR TO BE DARK SPOTS ON TISSUE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS RECEIVED PARTIALLY APPLIED WITH SIX REMAINING CLIPS. A SMALL AMOUNT OF LUBRICANT OBSERVED ON DISTAL JAW CAMS, THE AMOUNT WAS NOT DEEMED EXCESSIVE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS APPLIED TO APPROPRIATE TEST MEDIA FOR FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS FOUND TO CYCLE WITHOUT BINDING. CLIPS ADVANCED INTO THE JAWS, FORMED PROPERLY, AND WERE HELD SECURELY IN PLACE AFTER THE FULL FORMATION WAS ACHIEVED AND THE FIRING HANDLE WAS RELEASED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CARTRIDGE WAS EMPTY, THE INTERLOCK ENGAGED TO PREVENT THE JEWS FROM APPROXIMATING. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED. RECORDS FOR EACH MANUFACTURING LOT ARE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTS ARE RELEASED MEETING ALL QUALITY RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THERE WERE NO ASSEMBLY COMPONENT RELATED FAILURES. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A ORCHIDOPEXY PROCEDURE, IN A FIRST STAGE OF STEPHEN-FOWLER PROCEDURE, THE COMPONENT OF THE CLIP APPLIER THAT APPEARED TO BE METAL DEBRIS FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE DEBRIS WAS WASHED OUT USING SUCTION IRRIGATION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
358352 ENDO CLIP CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN 176620 N6F0540CX 10884521057876

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1