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It was reported, during a percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl), the basket of the perc ncircle nitinol tipless stone extractor "broke" when extracting a stone.The basket "broke" while the physician was forcefully pulling the stone through the access sheath.The patient had several large stones, but the size of the stone being removed is unknown.A photo was provided that appears to show the basket wires separated from the basket cannula.A second ncircle extractor was used to complete the procedure.As reported, no section of the device remained inside the patient's body, the patient did not experience any adverse effects or require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.
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