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HALL STERUM

Received Dec 18, 2012 · Event occurred Apr 2, 2012

Report 2900839 · MDR key 2900839

Device

Generic name

Handpiece, Saw, Pneumatic

Manufacturer

Conmed Corporation

Model number

Catalog number

5059-005

Lot number

Product problems

Material Rupture

Patient

66 YR

No Code Available

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

DURING THE OPENING, THE PNEUMATIC POWERED STERNUM SAW HAD A CONNECTOR HOSE RUPTURE THAT RESULTED IN NO INJURIES, BUT RE-PREPPING OF THE CHEST AREA FOR STERILITY. ANOTHER PNEUMATIC POWERED STERNUM SAW WAS OBTAINED, AND MEDIAN STERNOTOMY COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE.