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5-306TC |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Fragmentation (1261)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Insufficient Information (4580)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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An investigation has been initiated based on the reported information.Upon completion of the investigation, a follow-up report will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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A facility reported that the iris curved scissor (5-306tc) malfunctioned during surgical excision.The device snapped and a metallic piece was found within the deficit.It was reported that there was a 2-hour surgical delay in the procedure.No patient injury or death occurred.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Despite several attempts to obtain the product, the curved iris scissor (5-306tc) was not returned; therefore, an evaluation of the device could not be performed.A definitive root cause of the malfunction reported by the customer could not be determined.The issue of device snapped may be the result of rough handling/environmental damage.If additional relevant information becomes available in the future, this complaint will be reopened, and the respective evaluation performed.Trends will be monitored for this and similar issues.At present, we consider this complaint to be closed.
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Event or Problem Description
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N/a.
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Event or Problem Description
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N/a.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated b5: it was subsequently reported that the two-hour surgical delay was because after the device snapped, both physician and surgical staff had to ensure there were no remnants of the instrument left before any further surgical procedure was continued and before the provider sutured the excision site closed.The surgical tech had to glove out of the sterile procedure to go get an instrument similar to what was used for the type of procedure being done.The procedure was completed.It was also reported that the broken piece was big enough to be seen on the top of the skin and the entire broken piece was removed from the surgical site.
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