MAUDE MDR 9690989

MDR report key
9690989
Report number
9612501-2020-00247
Event key
0
Event type
3
Date of event
2020-01-01
Date received
2020-02-10
Adverse event
3
Product problem
3
Patients in event
0
Reporter occupation
500
Health professional
3
Initial report to FDA
3
Event location
3

Manufacturer Contact#

Contact
LISA HERNANDEZ
Address
60 MIDDLETOWN AVE. NORTH HAVEN CT 06473 US
Phone
203-203-2034
Report source
M
Manufacturer link flag
Y

Devices#

Seq, Brand, Generic table
SeqBrandGenericManufacturerProduct codeModelCatalogLotPMA510(k)ImplantEvaluatedAvailability
1ENDO STITCHENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICEDAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTDOCW173016173016J9H18535Y* N

Patients#

Sequence, Received, Treatment table
SequenceReceivedTreatmentOutcome
12020-02-100

Event Narratives#

N

Patient 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

D

Patient 1

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS, THE NEEDLE GOT STUCK IN THE INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ANY PART OF THE PATIENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE PATIENT AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY REMOVE THE SUTURE. AT THIS TIME, THE NEEDLE BROKE. PORTION OF THE NEEDLE STILL ATTACHED TO INSTRUMENT.