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MalfunctionGET

ENDO DISSECT

Received Jun 14, 2021 · Event occurred Mar 18, 2021

Report 2647580-2021-02021 · MDR key 11995389

Device

Generic name

Motor, Surgical Instrument, Pneumatic Powered

Model number

176645

Catalog number

176645

Lot number

P6A0128X

Product problems

  • Failure to Align
  • Failure to Align

Patient

Not reported

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

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

Description of Event or Problem

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, WHEN THE REPORTED STAPLER WAS REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGING, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT HAD NO STAPLE RELOAD LOADED INTO THE JAWS OF THE UNIT AND THE TIP OF JAWS OF THE REPORTED HAND INSTRUMENT WOULD NOT MEET WHEN CLOSED. THE PRODUCTS WERE NOT USED ON PATIENT. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.