The dr did a prostate biopsy on 07/10/2019.On the 12th core, we did not get a specimen, we tried twice more and on the last one.As the dr tried to unload the core, small pieces of pink plastic fell out of the device.We replaced the needle and finished the exam.This issue happened again on (b)(6) 2019 except on the first try, this also happened the 3rd week in (b)(6) with three needles.We sent pictures of the needles to bard on these three.It also happened in (b)(6) and i kept that needle and sent it to bard.After talking to our bard rep, we did get 4 replacement needles, but no explanation of the problem.This problem subjects the pt to add'l biopsies which increase the risk of infection to the pt.
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