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Lot Number SM114620 |
Device Problems
Entrapment of Device (1212); Difficult to Remove (1528); Difficult or Delayed Separation (4044)
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Patient Problem
Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)
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Event Date 10/19/2021 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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The physician was doing an open case, while targeting with the facet locator by visualization, the impactor was placed over the facet locator and malleted to help drive the facet locator into the proper position.The drill guide was the placed over the face locator.When the physician tried to remove the face locator, it would not come out, it took some time and force to remove the facet locator from its' position and when removed, one of the distal tines of the facet locator was no longer attached.Upon further inspection and imaging the tine was lodged in the bone of the facet joint and could not be removed.Surgery was completed without further complication and facet locator issue did not add much time to overall surgery.
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Event Description
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The physician was doing an open case, while targeting with the facet locator by visualization, the impactor was placed over the facet locator and malleted to help drive the facet locator into the proper position.The drill guide was the placed over the face locator.When the physician tried to remove the face locator, it would not come out, it took some time and force to remove the facet locator from its' position and when removed, one of the distal tines of the facet locator was no longer attached.Upon further inspection and imaging the tine was lodged in the bone of the facet joint and could not be removed.Surgery was completed without further complication and facet locator issue did not add much time to overall surgery.
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