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	12/13/2018
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 video assisted thorascopic right upper lobectomy procedure, the green button was pressed but when the handle was being squeezed, it could not be squeezed firmly.The black return knob was pulled and the device was released from the tissue.A new handle and reload were used to resolve the issue.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.Visual inspection of the returned product noted that the reload was pre-fired and engaged in interlock.There were staples protruding from proximal staple cartridge channel.Functionally the reload was loaded into the listed instrument, the interlock was overridden, and the reload was applied to test media with proper staple placement and media transection.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 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.The root cause of the observed damage was misuse of the product which caused or contributed to the reported condition.No further actions have been deemed necessary at this time.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 rd; north haven CT 06473
• MDR Report Key: 8231386
• Report Number: 1219930-2019-00187
• Device Sequence Number: 1745754
• Product Code: GDW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521186095
• UDI-Public: 10884521186095
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K111825
• 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): 02/12/2019

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 Model Number: EGIA30AV
• Device Catalogue Number: EGIA30AV
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 12/28/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/13/2018
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/19/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/09/2019
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/12/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1