During orthopedic procedure, wire driver attachment failed to release k-wire during positioning of orthopedic plate causing wire to continue spinning and break off in the plate and bone.Intervention required to remove broken wire.Removed wire driver from drill set and gave to supervisor.Manufacturer response for wire driver, stryker drive wire (per site reporter): notified representative, they replied "preventative maintenance scheduled to test and aggressively replace wire collets.New tagging system is working well and have replaced another collet since.During preventative maintenance stryker will also discuss sterilization process to ensure that¿s not causing issues.".
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