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MalfunctionFFO

SKLAR®

Received Apr 9, 2025 · Event occurred Apr 3, 2025

Report 21804614 · MDR key 21804614

Device

Generic name

Retractor, Self-retaining

Manufacturer

Sklar Corporation

Model number

42-1631

Catalog number

42-1631

Product problems

  • Material Deformation

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Insufficient Information
  • Insufficient Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

BRAND NEW SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, PURCHASED AND UNPACKAGED, INSPECTED PRIOR TO PROCESSING THROUGH THE SPD [STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT] DEPARTMENT, PITTING NOTED ON 2 OF THE 20 ITEMS PURCHASED; INSTRUMENT NOTED WITH PITTING IS A NORFOLK-NORWICH RETRACTOR FROM SKLAR.