| Model Number |
BW25G |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Memory Loss/Impairment (1958); Radiation Exposure, Unintended (3164); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
11/16/2017
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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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(b)(4).Title: an unusual complication of bone wax utilization source: the journal of craniofacial surgery, volume 29, 2018 (976¿979) article number: 4 date of publication: 16 november 2017.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the literature, patient who initially underwent craniotomy for the evacuation of subdural hematoma and repair of depressed skull fracture, bone wax was migrated intracranially.Postoperatively, patient developed short-term memory loss, apraxia, and word finding difficulties.The imaging findings were consistent with the presence of a foreign body centered in the posterior aspect of the left middle temporal gyrus, which was surgically removed and found to be bone wax.
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