A report as received stating the surgeon placed the sheath inside the patient and closed the incision site.After the surgeon had placed the catheter through the sheath, the surgeon attempted to peel away the sheath.It broke with a partial piece of the sheath retained inside the patient.The surgeon made an incision on the patient to retrieve the sheath, when doing so, it is not sure if the sheath was indeed sutured in.Additional information received 20-jul-2016 stated the device was it is not sure if the sheath was indeed sutured in.When the sheath remnant was removed from the patient, a part of it seem to be violated.The clinicians concluded that it might have been caught in the suture.After the sheath was broken, a small incision was made to retrieve the sheath remnant, but was unsuccessful.A part of the original incision was then reopened to remove the sheath remnant.No additional information was provided.
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