InjuryGDF
CODMAN NEEDLE DRIVER
Received Jul 10, 2008 · Event occurred Feb 14, 2008
Report 2392878 · MDR key 2392878
Device
Product problems
- Device, or device fragments remain in patient
Patient
53 YR
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PT UNDERWENT LEFT RING FINGER SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2008. POSTOP X-RAYS SHOWED PRESENCE OF METAL FOREIGN BODY. PT UNDERWENT LYSIS OF ADHESIONS (UNRELATED TO FOREIGN BODY) AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY ON (B)(6) 2008. EXAMINATION OF FOREIGN BODY INDICATES THAT IT WAS PART OF THE NEEDLE DRIVER USED IN THE PT'S (B)(6) 2008 SURGERY.