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InjuryBSP

SPROTTE® 2.G

Received Jul 8, 2025 · Event occurred Nov 23, 2023

Report 9611612-2025-00027 · MDR key 22436773

Device

Generic name

Sprotte® 2.g

Catalog number

141251-27A

Lot number

1429

Product problems

  • Break
  • Break

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Foreign Body In Patient
  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS CASE IS REPORTED IN RETROSPECT BASED ON A RE-EVALUATION CONDUCTED IN 2025 FOR FORMAL REASONS. THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR RISK TO PATIENTS, USERS, OR THIRD PARTIES.

Description of Event or Problem

IRN # (B)(4) INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FRANCE: DURING SPINAL ANAESTHESIA ON A PREGNANT WOMAN FOR A CAESAREAN SECTION, THE SPINAL NEEDLE BENT AND THEN BROKE. THE NEEDLE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE PATIENT DOESN'T HAVE ANY CONSEQUENCES.