FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENDO CLIP III

MDR report key: 8266494 · Received January 22, 2019

Report

Report Number
9612501-2019-00129
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 22, 2019
Date of Event
December 26, 2018
Report Date
March 5, 2019
Manufacturer
DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD
Product Code
FZP
UDI-DI
10884521057852
PMA / PMN Number
K100242
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: POST MARKET VIGILANCE (PMV) LED AN EVALUATION OF ONE DEVICE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE INSTRUMENT NOTED THE HANDLE WAS FLACCID AND NOT ATTACHED TO THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS. THE INSTRUMENT WAS DISMANTLED FOR VISUALIZATION OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS WHICH REVEALED THAT THE WISHBONE LINK WHICH ATTACHES THE TRIGGER TO THE FIRING MECHANISM HAD DISENGAGED. THE WISHBONE LINK WAS REATTACHED TO THE TRIGGER HANDLE AND THE INSTRUMENT WAS REASSEMBLED. THE INSTRUMENT WAS THEN FOUND TO CYCLE WITHOUT BINDING. FIFTEEN CLIPS LOADED INTO THE JAWS, FORMED PROPERLY, RELEASED FROM THE JAWS AND REMAINED SECURELY ATTACHED TO TEST MEDIA. WHEN THE CARTRIDGE WAS EMPTY, THE INTERLOCK ENGAGED TO PREVENT THE JAWS FROM APPROXIMATING. RECORDS FROM EACH MANUFACTURING LOT ARE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTS ARE RELEASED MEETING ALL QUALITY RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. REPLICATION OF THE DISENGAGED WISHBONE LINK CONDITION MAY OCCUR IF THE HANDLE IS FORCEFULLY PULLED OPEN PRIOR TO FULLY COMPLETING THE FULL HANDLE COMPRESSION. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE OBSERVED DAMAGE WAS MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT WHICH CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED CONDITION. NO FURTHER ACTIONS HAVE BEEN DEEMED NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRE-OPERATIVELY, FROM THE FIRST USE, THE PRODUCT UNABLE TO WORK LOADING AND CLIPPING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
59400 ENDO CLIP III CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD 176630 J8F1371X 10884521057852

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1