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MalfunctionGXZ

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Received Feb 27, 2025 · Event occurred Dec 26, 2024

Report 21478697 · MDR key 21478697

Device

Generic name

Electrode, Needle

Model number

RLSP503

Lot number

PM00033647

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Foreign Body In Patient
  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

POST-PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE REMAINED A EMG (ELECTROMYOGRAPHY) NEEDLE STILL IN HIS ARM WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC SMALL BLACK MARK OF A MONITORING NEEDLE. THIS WAS REMOVED UNEVENTFULLY.