It was reported the egr device was tested before placing it inside the (patient's) leg to make the cut of the gastrocnemius aponeurosis.The egr device was in working order before placing inside the patient.Once the egr was in working order before placing inside the patient.Once the egr was placed inside the leg, the surgeon deployed the blade and was simply pulling the device back to make the cut.When he was at the end, he went to retract the blade in the down positon and the blade was stuck in the up position.The surgeon worked with the device to get the blade in the down positon and also flushed saline in the saline in the port several times but the blade remained in the up positon.There was a 15 minute delay in surgery and no injury to the patient, reported.
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