| Model Number |
3948L |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Failure to Fire (2610)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
07/02/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the reporter, during total gastrectomy, the surgeon connected the reload to the instrument and the surgeon clamped the duodenum and tried to fire the device however the knife did not advance.Replaced by a new reload and the firing was completed.The surgical time was extended by less than 30 minutes.There was no patient injury.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The loading unit was received partially applied with the knife blade advanced.No damage was noted to the knife blade.The single-use loading unit (sulu) was loaded into a pmv representative instrument.The 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 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 caused or contributed to the reported condition.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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