Country of complaint: (b)(6).It was reported that in preparation of a pedicle for a screw placement, the tip of the trocar shaft broke off in the patient.It broke in two pieces.The surgeon was able to remove the first piece but the second piece he had to push into the vertebra.There was a hour and fifty-seven minute delay in surgery to retrieve the broken piece.All med watch submissions related to this report are: a 9610612-2017-00213, 9610612-2017-00214, 9610612-2017-00215, 9610612-2017-00216, 9610612-2017-00217.
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