MAUDE Adverse Event Report: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC. Echelon Endopath; STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE

Catalog Number	GST60G
Medical Device Problem Codes	Unintended Ejection (1234); Material Integrity Problem (2978)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	08/25/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during thoracic surgery, specifically a segmental resection of the left lower lobe, while using the echelon stapler, a staple load slipped and subsequently broke during use, causing the load to become lodged inside the pleural cavity.Consequently, it was necessary to extend the surgery time to extract the retained fragment.Once the load was retrieved, it was found to have significant slippage of its components, as well as structural damage.It should be noted that this is not the first time this has happened with this device.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4) b3: unknown; captured as awareness date d4: udi: as the lot number for the device involved in the event was not provided, the full udi is currently not available.D4: udi: the expiration date is currently not available.Therefore, the full udi is currently not available.Attempts have been made to retrieve the device.To date the device has not been returned.If the device or further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent.No lot or batch number was provided therefore a device history could not be done.This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by ethicon, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, ethicon, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.

• Brand Name: Echelon Endopath
• Common Device Name: STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC.; 475 calle c; guaynabo 00969 ; PR 00969
• Manufacturer (Section G): Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC.; 475 calle c; guaynabo 00969 ; PR 00969
• Manufacturer Contact: orla o'mahony ; 475 calle c; guaynabo ; PR ; +1(303)552-6892
• MDR Report Key: 50585115
• Report Number: 3005075853-2026-07376
• Device Sequence Number: 16025603
• Product Code: GDW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705036014713
• UDI-Public: 10705036014713
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CI
• PMA/510(K) Number: K183435
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 09/03/2026

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
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: GST60G
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: Not provided
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 09/03/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown