InjuryDWH
SYSTEM 2000 STERNUM SAW
Received Jul 3, 1997
Report 1811755-1997-00059 · MDR key 103141
Device
Product problems
Patient
UNKNOWN
- Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
CHIEF OF CARDIAC SURGERY WAS EVALUATING REPS/REGIONS SAMPLE EQUIPMENT. SAW POWERED UP, WORKED FINE, THEN STALLED. DR ALLEGES SAW SHREDDED STERNUM WHICH REQUIRED BASKET WEAVING THE STERNUM BACK TOGETHER USING WIRES. REP PULLED 4 SAMPLE SAWS AND 2 SAMPLE CHARGERS, BEING RETURNED.