Surgeon was performing a very complicated orif of mandibular fractures.Many screws and plates were inserted and removed trying to find the proper fusion for this patient.One of the screw heads broke off, but the threading remained in the patient¿s mandible.The screw was a kls 2.0x13mm screw with reference number: 25-872-13-91.The doctor was satisfied with the fixation that it provided and decided that it would cause more harm trying to retrieve it, than for it to remain.The screw head was retrieved from the mouth and placed in the sharps container.Both the surgeon and scrub tech confirmed that it was out of the patient.Taylor grove-kls rep told the manager of quality that he was going to report the broken screw to the company.Fda safety report id # (b)(4).
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