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The event product was not returned to applied medical for evaluation.In the absence of the subject device, it is difficult to determine the root cause of the event.Applied medical will continue to monitor its vigilance system for trends and take appropriate actions, as necessary, to ensure the performance and safety of its products.This report is being filed as a result of a re-review of applied medical complaints received between june 1, 2014 and may 31, 2016.This retrospective review was associated with a quality management system (qms) compliance action plan developed and presented to fda to address an april 10, 2015 warning letter.Applied medical has revised its mdr reporting criteria to be more conservative and has improved complaint handling and mdr reporting processes.The reviews ensured that recent reportable events were appropriately identified and reported to the designated regulatory authority(ies).This report, which represents the initial and final reports combined, is being submitted based on the findings of that retrospective review.In accordance with 21 cfr 803.56, if additional information is obtained which was not known or was not available when this report was submitted, then a supplemental report will be submitted to the fda.
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Lap chole- "fired first and second clip they were fine.The third clip fell out of the clip applier.The fourth, fifth and sixth clip also fell out of the clip applier.The next clip applier was fine.Case #2 and 3, the clips were both fine.The fourth case, the third clip fired fell out of the clip applier also.All of the clip appliers were discarded and unrecoverable." patient status: unknown.
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