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InjuryHXJ

STAPLE DRIVER/ EXTRACTOR/ HXJ

Received Mar 5, 2009 · Event occurred Jan 27, 2009

Report 1020279-2009-00510 · MDR key 1335102

Device

Generic name

Staple Driver/ Extractor/ Hxj

Catalog number

111130

Lot number

HT05001

Product problems

  • Fracture
  • Device, or device fragments remain in patient

Patient

75 YR

  • Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE FRACTURED DURING REMOVAL OF THE STAPLE AND PART OF THE DEVICE WAS LEFT IN THE PT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

NA