InjuryKGS
UNK DEVICE
Received Aug 17, 1998 · Event occurred Mar 27, 1998
Report 1221934-1998-00040 · MDR key 183207
Device
Product problems
- Foreign material
Patient
24 YR
- Surgical procedure
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A COMPLAINT INDICATED A METALLIC OBJECT WAS LEFT IN THE OPERATIVE SITE AFTER SURGERY FOR A LATERAL RETINACULAR RELEASE, THE FOREIGN OBJECT WAS REMOVED AFTER A SUBSEQUENT SURGERY. THE ORIGIN OF THE FOREIGN OBJECT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.