MalfunctionPTS

CAPTURA PRO

Received Dec 18, 2024 · Event occurred Dec 6, 2024

Report 20962696 · MDR key 20962696

Device

Generic name

Endoscopic Grasping/cutting Instrument, Non-powered, Exempt

Manufacturer

Cook Incorporated

Model number

G50697

Catalog number

BF-2.4SL-230SP-40

Lot number

107120

Patient

62 YR · Male

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Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

DR. WAS TAKING BIOPSY AT THE CECUM IN THE PATIENT AND THE COOK BIOPSY FORCEPS BROKE. DR. WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE DEVICE AND HAD TO PULL OUT SCOPE WITH FORCEPS STICKING OUT OF THE SCOPE. RN (REGISTERED NURSE) IN THE ROOM TOOK A WIRE CUTTER AND CLIPPED THE END OF THE DEVICE SO IT COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE SCOPE. THIS ADDED TIME TO THE PROCEDURE AND ALSO PUSHED DR. PAST 1700 AND WE LOST ANESTHESIA.