Description of Event or Problem · 1
FOLLOWING INSERTION OF THE INITIAL TROCAR DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AORTA AND SMALL BOWEL HAD BEEN PERFORATED. THE SURGERY WAS IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO A LAPAROTOMY WITH REPAIR OF THE AORTA, REPAIR OF THE SMALL BOWEL, AND AN OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY. THE PATIENT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. THE DEVICE IS BEING HELD FOR BOTH AN INDEPENDENT AND MANUFACTURER EVALUATION BECAUSE OF A QUESTION OF DEVICE MALFUNCTION/FAILURE OF THE SAFETY SHIELD.DEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY.NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. INVALID DATA - WHETHER DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS NOT EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. CONCLUSION: NO DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: MAYBE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: OTHER. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.