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

Model Number	3971
Medical Device Problem Code	Misfire (2532)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Information (3190)
Date of Event	02/27/2020
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 distal gastrectomy, the device stopped working in the middle of the procedure at the time of firing.It was noted that surgical time was extended less that five minutes.The procedure was completed with another device.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: d10, g4, h3, h6 h3.Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The loading unit was received partially fired with no knife damage.The sulu was reset and loaded into a pmv representative instrument for functional testing.The single-used loading unit (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 due to the product not being used as intended which caused or contributed to the reported condition.No further actions have been deemed necessary at this time.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: ILA
• Common Device Name: STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott rd; north haven CT 06473
• MDR Report Key: 9842985
• Report Number: 1219930-2020-01202
• Device Sequence Number: 19575065
• 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,user facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 04/14/2020

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 Model Number: 3971
• Device Catalogue Number: 3971
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 03/16/2020
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/02/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/01/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/17/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/14/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1