FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 81899 · Received March 14, 1997

Report

Report Number
1527736-1997-00266
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 14, 1997
Date of Event
February 7, 1997
Report Date
March 13, 1997
Manufacturer
EES-ALBUQUERQUE
Product Code
GDO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED POST-OPERATIVELY OF A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY THE CYSTIC ARTERY BLED. THE ER320 USED IN THE CASE DID NOT SEEM TO MALFUNCTION AT THE TIME. THE PATIENT HAS ASKED THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL RECORDS. THE SURGEON PROVIDED NO FURTHER INFORMATION. RPO 2/21/97 RECEIVED MEDWATCH WITHOUT NUMBER STATING "INTRA-ABDOMINAL BLEEDING POST LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY DUE TO QUESTIONABLE FAULTY CLIP. CO USED DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING CLIP APPLIER AND CLIPS." CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP: 2/17/97 1622 MESSAGE AND 800# LEFT ON RISK MANAGER'S PM REQUESTING FOLLOW UP. 2/21/97 0945 RISK MANAGER CALLED BACK AND STATED SHE HAS INVESTIGATED THE EVENT AND WILL SEND MEDWATCH UPON COMPLETION. SHE STATED THE PATIENT WAS RE-OPERATED ON.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER GDO EES-ALBUQUERQUE NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 25 YR Hospitalization