PREMIER CAVITY FINDER¿ EXPLORER
Received May 2, 2023 · Event occurred Apr 22, 2023
Report 2511556-2023-00003 · MDR key 16856770
Device
Generic name
Explorer
Catalog number
1003529
Lot number
YL
Product problems
- Product Quality Problem
- Defective Device
- Product Quality Problem
- Defective Device
Patient
Female
- Obstruction/Occlusion
- Obstruction/Occlusion
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE PATIENT WAS HAVING HER TEETH CLEANED BY DR. (B)(6) HYGIENIST. THE HYGIENIST WAS USING THE EXPLORER AND WHEN SHE TOOK THE EXPLORER OUT OF THE PATIENT'S MOUTH SHE NOTICED THE END WAS MISSING SHE LAID THE HANDLE ON THE TRAY AND LOOKED IN THE PATIENT'S MOUTH AND COULD SEE THE EXPLORER TIP ON THE BACK OF THE PATIENT'S TONGUE. SHE ASKED THE PATIENT NOT TO SWALLOW AND SET HER UP TO RETRIEVE THE EXPLORER TIP BUT THE PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED THE EXPLORER TIP AND IT HAD TO BE REMOVED SURGICALLY AT THE HOSPITAL. THE TIP DID NOT BREAK IT BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE HANDLE.