It was reported to boston scientific corporation that an acquire pulmonary needle was used in the mediastinal lymph nodes during an endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) procedure performed on (b)(6) 2023.During the procedure, about 1 cm of the needle distal tip detached.The procedure was immediately stopped and a search for the tip of the needle in the patient airway, endotracheal tube, and the external area around the patient was unsuccessful.The patient was moved to a fluoroscopy bed, and they searched the patient's lungs radiologically using fluoroscopy and 3d fluoroscopy but could not locate the missing needle tip.During cleaning, the tech brushed the missing needle tip out of the proximal end of the scope.The procedure was completed using a non-bsc device.There were no patient complications reported as a result of this event.
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