CENTURION
Received Mar 19, 2026 · Event occurred Jan 28, 2026
Report 1824619-2026-00002 · MDR key 24641928
Device
Generic name
Wire Cutter, Sterile (wcs144)
Manufacturer
Centurion Medical Products, LpCatalog number
66240
Product problems
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
Patient
NA · Unknown
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY, THE CUTTERS WOULD NOT CUT THROUGH A THIN WIRE BRONCHOSCOPY BRUSH WIRE. THE PT WAS HAVING A BRONCHOSCOPY AND BIOPSY OF A LUNG MASS. THE BRUSHING OF THE MASS WAS DONE AND THEN WHEN WE TRIED TO CUT THE BRUSH IN THE CYTOLYT. IT TOOK AT LEAST 20 TRIES TO CUT THE BRUSH OFF AND WHILE WE WERE OPENING AND CLOSING THE SCISSORS- WIRE CUTTERS THE SPECIMEN WAS FLINGING AND TOUCHING THE SIDES AND OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. THIS WIRE CUTTER DID NOT EVEN CUT THE THIN WIRE. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SERIOUS INJURY, OR FOLLOW-UP CARE HAS BEEN REPORTED. AT THIS TIME, NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO INDICATE THAT RECURRENCE OF THE COMPLAINT-SPECIFIC SEQUENCE OF EVENTS DETAILED BY THE CUSTOMER CONTACT MAY LIKELY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. NO ADVERSE EVENT REPORT WILL BE FILED AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AND RE-EVALUATED.
Description of Event or Problem
ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY, THE CUTTERS WOULD NOT CUT THROUGH A THIN WIRE BRONCHOSCOPY BRUSH WIRE.