MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN ENDO GIA; STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE

Model Number	EGIA30AV
Medical Device Problem Code	Failure to Fire (2610)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	03/29/2018
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during a thoraco/lobectomy procedure, the surgeon approached a blood vessel with the device once, but removed it without firing due to insufficient dissection of the vessel.The device was left in the clean field for later firing.After that, the reload was loaded onto the handle without problem, but when surgeon tried to fire the device to the blood vessel, it could not fire.The status of the patient was fine.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The reload was pre-fired and engaged in interlock.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all quality release specifications at the time of manufacture.The root cause of the observed damage was misuse of the product which would have caused or contributed to the reported incident.Replication of the pre-fire condition with interlock engagement may occur if the instrument firing handle had been partially compressed and released after pressing the green firing button.In this situation, the safety interlock feature will engage and prevent the reload from firing a second time by ceasing the placement of staples and tissue transection, and prevent patient harm.Should new information become available, the file will be re-opened and the investigation summary will be amended as appropriate.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: ENDO GIA
• Common Device Name: STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott road; north haven CT 06473
• MDR Report Key: 7436763
• Report Number: 1219930-2018-02057
• Device Sequence Number: 333965
• Product Code: GDW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521186092
• UDI-Public: 20884521186092
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,health professional,u
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/23/2018

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
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 04/30/2022
• Device Model Number: EGIA30AV
• Device Catalogue Number: EGIA30AV
• Device Lot Number: N7D0845KX
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 04/25/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/02/2018
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/18/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/17/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/23/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1