It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a trapezoid rx basket was used in the common bile duct during an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) procedure performed on (b)(6) 2019.According to the complainant, during the procedure, an alliance ii handle was used in conjunction with the trapezoid rx basket in an attempt to crush a 1.5 cm size stone.However, the basket failed to crush the stone.Moreover, the tip of the basket was unable to detach leaving the stone stuck inside the basket and the basket stuck inside the patient.The patient was then transported to another hospital for another endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) procedure to remove the basket.Reportedly, the basket was successfully removed from the patient's bile duct.The patient's condition at the conclusion of the procedure was reported to be stable.
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