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

Model Number	3971
Medical Device Problem Code	Failure to Fire (2610)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event	12/27/2019
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 proximal gastrectomy, when using the loading unit, it was too stiff and the knife did not move.The surgeon tried to fire on nothing without tissue clamped, but the knife still did not move at all.When using another loading unit, the knife bent and could not cut at all however, the staples have been properly formed until the end.They were not able to cut with the knife.The procedure was completed with another device.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The loading unit was received fully applied with advanced pushers.No damage was noted to the knife blade.The knife blade assembly was observed to be bent.Functional testing was precluded due to the observed damage.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 this condition may occur if excessive force is applied to advance the firing knob during application over a thick tissue.The root cause of the observed damage was found to be due to the device not being used as intended 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: ILA
• Common Device Name: STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO; 201 sabanetas industrial park; ponce PR 00716 4401
• MDR Report Key: 9607222
• Report Number: 2647580-2020-00239
• Device Sequence Number: 18969759
• Product Code: GDW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521063167
• UDI-Public: 10884521063167
• 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
• Report Date (Section B): 04/02/2020

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: 05/31/2024
• Device Model Number: 3971
• Device Catalogue Number: 3971
• Device Lot Number: P9F1265Y
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/29/2020
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/07/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/19/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/20/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/02/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1