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InjuryBSP

SPROTTE® 2.G

Received Jul 8, 2025 · Event occurred Nov 10, 2023

Report 9611612-2025-00030 · MDR key 22436775

Device

Generic name

Sprotte® 2.g

Catalog number

121251-27A

Lot number

1259

Product problems

  • Break
  • Break

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Foreign Body In Patient
  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IRN# (B)(4) INCIDENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). THE PATIENT IS IN LABOUR AND OPEN 9 CM AND ABOUT TO GET SPINAL ANESTHESIA. AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT THERE IS NO BACK SUCTION, AND WE TRY TO ADJUST BY PULLING THE NEEDLE OUT SLOWLY. A FAINT RESISTANCE AFTER ABOUT 5 MM AND THEN THE NEEDLE BREAKS IN TWO ABOUT 1 CM FROM THE INTRODUCER.

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.