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

Model Number	GIA8038RL
Medical Device Problem Code	Failure to Form Staple (2579)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Failure to Anastomose (1028); No Code Available (3191)
Date of Event	10/31/2019
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 right hemicolectomy, after the device was fired at the third firing (side-to-side anastomosis), when the anastomosed site was checked, it was found to be not anastomosed successfully and the staples were not formed to be u-shape.Manual suturing was performed to recover the staple line, and on the entry hole without using device.

• Brand Name: RELIAMAX
• Common Device Name: STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott rd; north haven CT 06473
• MDR Report Key: 9335226
• Report Number: 1219930-2019-06418
• Device Sequence Number: 1849291
• Product Code: GDW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521168630
• UDI-Public: 20884521168630
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K122781
• 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
• Report Date (Section B): 11/18/2019

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 Expiration Date: 09/30/2021
• Device Model Number: GIA8038RL
• Device Catalogue Number: GIA8038RL
• Device Lot Number: N8J0449X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/31/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 11/18/2019
• 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: Required Intervention