| Catalog Number |
UNK_KIE |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
10/17/2019
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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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Device will not be returned.If additional information becomes available, it will be provided in a supplemental report.Device remained inside the patient.
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Event or Problem Description
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After the primary surgery in (b)(6) 2018, the screw was going to be removed on (b)(6) 2019.At the time of removal of the screw, the surgeon forgot to take out the end cap on screw.Therefore, the screw was overloaded and broke during removal.Since there was no instrument for broken screw, it was closed as it was.The revision surgery will be rescheduled.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction to section d.
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Event or Problem Description
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After the primary surgery in (b)(6) 2018, the screw was going to be removed on (b)(6) 2019.At the time of removal of the screw, the surgeon forgot to take out the end cap on screw.Therefore, the screw was overloaded and broke during removal.Since there was no instrument for broken screw, it was closed as it was.The revision surgery will be rescheduled.
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