| Model Number |
EL-2520S4 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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| Date of Event |
01/17/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional product codes: erl, hbe.Device is an instrument and is not implanted/explanted.Complainant part is expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation, but has yet to be received.Without a lot number the device history records review could not be completed.The investigation could not be completed; no conclusion could be drawn, as no product was received.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Device report from synthes europe reports an event in (b)(6) as follows: it was reported that during an orthopaedic procedure on (b)(6) 2018 while drilling in the bone, the drill bit broke.The tip of the drill bit remains in the patient's bone.There is no report of patient harm or surgical delay.This is report 1 of 1 for (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Complainant part is not expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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