| Catalog Number |
1020-1100 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Injury (2348); Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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| Date of Event |
06/01/2019
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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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If additional information is received, it will be provided in a supplemental report upon completion of the investigation.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported through a medwatch report "the initial ortho surgery performed.Post procedure x-ray performed and read by surgeon with findings of possible retained surgical item.The following day, pt returned to surgery for removal of retained instrument.Cutting guide was removed by ortho surgeon.Spoke to surgeon and he stated that it is a design issue.The risk director had discussion with surgeon that stated that he uses another brand of resection cutting guide at another facility, brand is unknown, but he explained the resection cutting guide had an extended metal piece at the top which keeps the guide from sliding.".
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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