MalfunctionHTW
PROVISION
Received Jun 9, 2025 · Event occurred May 22, 2025
Report 22166379 · MDR key 22166379
Device
Product problems
- Break
- Difficult to Remove
Patient
34 YR · Female
- Foreign Body In Patient
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PATIENT WENT TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR A ORIF [OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION], RIGHT METACARPAL FRACTURE. MEDARTIS KIT WAS USED FOR IMPLANTS. DURING THE PROCEDURE FOUR DIFFERENT DRILL BITS BROKE AND BECAME STUCK INSIDE THE PATIENT. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO REMOVE TWO OF THEM, HOWEVER TWO PIECES OF DRILL BIT REMAINED IN THE BONE.