inforMED
InjuryGFA

RECIPROCATOR BLADE, RIBBED, COATED

Received Apr 11, 2023 · Event occurred Mar 9, 2023

Report MW5116554 · MDR key 16727229

Device

Generic name

Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical

Model number

5052-179

Lot number

1081611

Product problems

  • Break

Patient

74 YR · Female

  • Foreign Body In Patient
  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT ADMITTED AFTER A FAIL AND FOUND TO HAVE A LEFT. FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF THE SAW BLADE INSIDE PATIENT INCISION. PIECE WAS REMOVED. AN X-RAY CONFIRMED NO ADDITIONAL PIECES WERE LEFT IN THE INCISION.