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MalfunctionHCI

L-CLIP APPL/REMVR 90 MM RND HANDLE VAR

Received Mar 13, 2013 · Event occurred Feb 8, 2013

Report 1045834-2013-00644 · MDR key 3008555

Device

Catalog number

45.441

Product problems

  • Loss of or Failure to Bond

Patient

Not reported

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY ANSPACH. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SENT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem

REPORT RECEIVED FROM THE USA STATING THAT THERE WAS A "LOSS OF TENSION" BEING EXPERIENCED IN THE DEVICE AND "WOULD NOT RELEASE THE ANEURYSM CLIP DURING SURGERY." THERE WAS A FIVE MINUTE DELAY IN SURGERY TO REMOVE THE CLIP AND PLACE IT ONTO A NEW APPLIER. THE NEW APPLIER WAS NO MALLEABLE. THE OUTCOME OF THE SURGERY WAS GOOD; CLIPPED THE ANEURYSM WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.