It was reported during surgery, the head of the flat distal implant broke off while trying to remove it from the patient.The surgeon felt the trail(s) and implant were not the same size, and could not get the final (implant) in all the way (it was 3mm short).The surgeon attempted to remove the implant with the extractor from the tray when the implant broke.The extractor that was used was intended for the removal of trial(s) and has pointed metal tips.The surgery time was increased by 10 minutes due to this issue.The surgery was completed and there were no adverse consequences or injury reported.
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