InjuryGDM
SPROTTE PENCIL POINT SPINAL NEEDLE (WITHOUT INTRODUCER)
Received Jul 1, 1999 · Event occurred Jun 9, 1999
Report 2429473-1999-00058 · MDR key 230157
Device
Product problems
- Component(s), broken
- Difficult to Remove
- Tip breakage
- Failure to Obtain Sample
Patient
21 YR
- Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)
- Foreign body, removal of
- Surgical procedure, additional
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS UNDERGOING AN ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTION UNDER SPINAL BLOCK ANESTHESIA. AN INTRODUCER WAS PLACED, AND THEN THE SPROTTE NEEDLE WAS PLACED. SPINAL FLUID WAS NOT OBTAINED; THE INTRODUCER AND NEEDLE WERE REMOVED. UPON REMOVAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE NEEDLE WAS NOT REMOVED. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THE PT UNDERWENT AN ADD'L PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE TIP. NO FURTHER CONSEQUENCES WERE NOTED.