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According to the reporter, during a pancreatic resection procedure, the firing stopped when the handle was squeezed, it did not advance at all and firing was almost impossible, so its use was discontinued.It was also noted that the knife blade was pulled back.A new handle and cartridge were used to resolve the issue.There was no patient injury.
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D10 concomitant product: egia60amt, egia60amt egia 60 artic med thick sulu, (lot number: unknown) medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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