| Catalog Number |
357.403 |
| 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 |
08/23/2018
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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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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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It was reported that during a trochanteric fixation nail surgery on (b)(6) 2018, a stepped cannulated drill bit was broken while drilling.There were tiny pieces of fragments removed from the patient but there were still some tiny pieces seen on x-ray.The procedure was completed successfully.Patient status is unknown.Concomitant device: drill: (part: unknown, lot: unknown, quantity: 1) this report is for a 6.0mm/10.0mm stepped drill bit cannulated/large qc/435mm.This is report 1 of 1 for (b)(4).
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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