Patient to operating room for gyn procedure requiring use of fluent irrigation machine for hysteroscopy portion; when machine hooked up, the yellow cassette which is made of hard plastic was popped into the machine properly, but when the machine was activated the yellow cassette itself burst open and the internal mechanism disintegrated, many pieces flying out and scattering onto the floor.The fluent machine was replaced along with the tubing and cassettes.The procedure proceeded well from there.No harm came to patient.
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