MAUDE Adverse Event Report: US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO ILA; STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE

Model Number	3973
Medical Device Problem Code	Failure to Fire (2610)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	05/24/2018
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 sub total gastrectomy procedure, at the first firing, the reload was connected to the stapler, the surgeon tried to fire the device, however the plastic knob did not advance.A new reload was used and connected the same stapler, and the procedure was continued.There was no reported patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The loading unit was received partially fired with no visual abnormalities.The sulu was loaded into a pmv representative instrument.The single use loading unit (sulu) and representative device were applied to the appropriate test media with acceptable results.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all medtronic quality release specifications at the time of manufacture.Replication of the reported condition may occur if the firing stroke is not complete and the firing knob is not fully retracted after firing or if the instrument is applied against an excessive amount of tissue during the clinical application.The root cause of the observed damage was misuse of the product which would have caused or contributed to the reported incident.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: ILA
• Common Device Name: STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO; 201 sabanetas industrial park; ponce PR 00716 4401
• MDR Report Key: 7601466
• Report Number: 2647580-2018-02884
• Device Sequence Number: 18900957
• Product Code: GDW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521063188
• UDI-Public: 20884521063188
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K885222
• 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,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 10/04/2018

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: 05/31/2022
• Device Model Number: 3973
• Device Catalogue Number: 3973
• Device Lot Number: P7E0779X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/25/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/29/2018
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/02/2018; 08/08/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/14/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 07/31/2018; 10/03/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1