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MalfunctionFHO

PNEUMONEEDLE, 120MM

Received Jul 20, 1999

Report 2939738-1999-00022 · MDR key 233397

Device

Generic name

Pneumo Peritoneum Needle

Model number

OMS-N120

Catalog number

00556

Lot number

0601981

Product problems

  • Break
  • Needle, separation
  • Difficult to Remove

Patient

NO INFO

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
  • Foreign body, removal of

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

DURING THE WITHDRAWL OF THE NEEDLE, THE NEEDLE SEPARATED FROM THE BASE PLATE AND REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO RECOVER THE NEEDLE. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED WITHOUT ANY COMPLICATIONS TO THE PATIENT.

Remedial action

  • Other