FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 84987 · Received April 15, 1997

Report

Report Number
1218017-1997-00031
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 15, 1997
Date of Event
January 3, 1997
Report Date
April 7, 1997
Manufacturer
LACEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Product Code
FZP
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DEVICES WERE USED DURING A NEPHRECTOMY PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THE CLIPS FROM FOUR MCL20 DEVICES WOULD ONLY FORM PROXIMALLY CREATING AN "OVAL" SHAPED CLIP. THIS RESULTED IN LITTLE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE PT. 1/7/97 1145 IT WAS REPORTED THE SURGEON COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE BY USING A MCM20 AND SUTURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. 1/7/97 1045 ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE SURGEON. NUMBER WOULD NOT DIAL. WILL TRY AT A LATER TIME. 1/7/97 1300 LEFT MESSAGE AND 800# FOR MD TO CALL BACK. 1/8/97 1030 NNCL SENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP APPLIER FZP LACEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other