On 12 january 2022, neotract was made aware of a patient who had received a successful prostatic urethral lift (pul) procedure on (b)(6) 2021.During the procedure, it was noted that a device did not properly deploy.On (b)(6) 2022, investigation of the returned device confirmed that a 33mm needle fragment was missing and unaccounted for.The physician was informed but no patient harm or injury was reported.