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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Separation (1562)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
10/26/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional procode: ffl.(b)(4).This report includes information known at this time.A follow up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported an unknown patient required a wittich nitinol stone basket for a biliary stone removal after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage procedure.During the procedure, the operator grabbed the stone and pulled it toward the sheath.While pulling the basket, the sheath separated from the hub.The separated "parts" were recovered from the patient.No other adverse effects were reported for this incident.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction: this report is being sent to indicate the complaint event is not reportable.Additional information provided 02nov2020 stated no section of the device remained in the patient.The photo provided did not appear to show risk of requiring intervention to retrieve the separated component.Therefore, upon further investigation, this event is not reportable.There is no information confirming device malfunction or serious injury.A review of risk documentation does not indicate that this event is likely to cause serious injury if it were to reoccur.As there are no recorded incidences of serious injury due to the complaint event, and it is not likely that serious injury would result if the event were to recur, per 21cfr part 803.50 the complaint event is considered not reportable.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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