FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PERMACLIP REUSABLE HD1. W/DISP.CLIP CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 973854 · Received January 4, 2008

Report

Report Number
1320894-2008-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 4, 2008
Date of Event
October 1, 2007
Report Date
January 4, 2008
Manufacturer
DESIGN STANDARDS CORP
Product Code
GDO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE EVALUATION IN ANTICIPATED, BUT AS YET HAS NOT BEGUN. WE WILL FILE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED. NOTE: THE HANDLE TO THIS DEVICE IS REUSABLE THE CARTRIDGE INSTALLED IN DEVICE BEFORE SHIPPING IS DISPOSABLE. THIS DEVICE IS MANUFACTURED FOR CONMED. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO CONMED, AND WILL BE SENT TO THE MFR FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT "AFTER 5 SHOTS, CLIPS STOP GOING OUT, AND CLIPS DIDN'T GRIPPED ENOUGH OVER THE ARTERIES AND FELL DOWN INTO THE PT EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOKED WELL CLOSED. CLIPS HAVE BEEN TWISTED WHEN CLICKED OVER THE ARTERIES AND THEN FELL DOWN INTO PT. NO PT INJURY, HOWEVER, SURGERY TIME WAS EXTENDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PERMACLIP REUSABLE HD1. W/DISP.CLIP CARTRIDGE LAPAROSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER GDO DESIGN STANDARDS CORP NA 0408-052

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK YR