MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD ENDO STITCH; ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE

Model Number 173016

Device Problems Entrapment of Device (1212); Component or Accessory Incompatibility (2897); Human-Device Interface Problem (2949)

Patient Problems No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 09/28/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter, during the closure of the hiatal hernia repair of a laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with nissen fundoplication, the device was difficult to toggle, load and unload.The needle stuck within the tissue.The surgeon cut the suture and used a grasper to open the jaws of the instrument.The device was then replaced by another device.There was no patient injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

The incident device has been received and is under evaluation.When the device evaluation is complete, a follow-up report will be submitted.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: g3, h3, h6 h3 evaluation summary: medtronic conducted an investigation based upon all information received.The device was available for evaluation.Microscopic inspection found no witness marks from the needle tip impacting the beveled walls.The flat pin was properly oriented.A piece of the toggle switch came out of the instrument handle.No abnormalities were observed for the center rod.Visual inspection noted the toggle switch was broken.It was reported that the jaws of the device remained closed on tissue after firing, and the device was difficult to load, toggle, and unload.The reported issues were confirmed.The root cause of the observed condition was determined to be a result of a component failure.The toggle switch was broken.The most likely root cause of the observed condition is wheel component strength.The wheel is necessary for opening of closing of the jaws of the device and if damaged can create difficulty or ceasing of this motion.A process improvement has been initiated to address this issue.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: e1(middle name), g1 (manufacturer name, mfr contact first name, last name, street 1, mfr city, region, email), g2 (phone number), g3 medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: ENDO STITCH
• Type of Device: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 10697660
• MDR Text Key: 211936296
• Report Number: 9612501-2020-01480
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: OCW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521100008
• UDI-Public: 10884521100008
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K934738
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 06/30/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 10/19/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 173016
• Device Catalogue Number: 173016
• Device Lot Number: J0B0439EY
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 10/16/2020
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/09/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1