MAUDE Adverse Event Report: US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO MULTIFIRE ENDO HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY

Model Number	174015
Medical Device Problem Code	Failure to Form Staple (2579)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Code Available (3191)
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during a laparoscopic hernia procedure, while closing the peritoneum, the staples did not fully close leaving an opening for bowel to get entrapped in.The entrapped bowel was released without issue.They had to re-operate to remove trapped bowel.The event lead to an extended hospital stay for one day.

• Brand Name: MULTIFIRE ENDO HERNIA
• Common Device Name: LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY
• Manufacturer (Section D): US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO; 201 sabanetas industrial park; ponce PR 00716 4401
• MDR Report Key: 8297033
• Report Number: 2647580-2019-00622
• Device Sequence Number: 14088479
• Product Code: GCJ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521070554
• UDI-Public: 10884521070554
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: SC
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K912097
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 02/01/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 174015
• Device Catalogue Number: 174015
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/10/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/01/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Hospitalization; Required Intervention