InjuryGDM
ANGIOTECH
Received Apr 23, 2013 · Event occurred Apr 16, 2013
Report MW5029947 · MDR key 3084838
Device
Generic name
Hawkins Iii Hardwire Bln
Manufacturer
Medical Device Technologies, Inc.Lot number
UNAVAILABLE
Product problems
- Break
- Detachment Of Device Component
Patient
62 YR
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
(B)(6) FEMALE UNDERWENT NEEDLE LOCALIZATION WIDE EXCISION LUMPECTOMY OF RIGHT BREAST ON (B)(6) 2013. ON FOLLOW UP VISIT TO RADIATION ONCOLOGY, WAS GIVEN A COPY OF CT AND TOLD OF THE NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH SURGEON FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS SEEN ON CT FILM DONE IN PREP FOR RADIATION. SEEN (B)(6) 2013 BY SURGEON WITH FINDING OF A PIECE OF WIRE FELT TO BE FROM THE NEEDLE LOCALIZATION. WIRE REMOVED UNDER LOCAL IN OFFICE. FOLLOW UP X-RAY WITH NO EVIDENCE OF WIRE.