MAUDE Adverse Event Report: US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO ENDO GIA ULTRA; STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE

Model Number EGIAUSHORT

Device Problems Failure to Advance (2524); Failure to Fire (2610)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 07/12/2018

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

According to the reporter, for the first firing in lobectomy procedure, at vessel resection, the nurse connected the reload to the handle and the surgeon start squeezing it however the knife could not advance.They replaced it with new reload and the firing was successful.The following firings with the same handle were also successful.There was no patient injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

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

• Brand Name: ENDO GIA ULTRA
• Type of Device: STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO; 201 sabanetas industrial park; ponce PR 00716 4401
• Manufacturer (Section G): US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO; 201 sabanetas industrial park; ponce PR 00716 4401
• Manufacturer Contact: lisa hernandez ; 60 middletown ave; north haven, CT 06473 ; 2034925563
• MDR Report Key: 7731563
• MDR Text Key: 115568694
• Report Number: 2647580-2018-03798
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GDW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884523003536
• UDI-Public: 10884523003536
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: JA
• PMA/PMN Number: K111825
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,health professional,u
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 10/02/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: EGIAUSHORT
• Device Catalogue Number: EGIAUSHORT
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 07/13/2018
• Initial Date FDA Received: 07/30/2018
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 08/08/2018
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 10/02/2018
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1