MalfunctionGDG
MALIS NERVE HOOK
Received Aug 14, 2014
Report 3007208013-2014-00013 · MDR key 4213832
Device
Generic name
Nerver Hook
Manufacturer
Symmetry SurgicalModel number
80-1531Catalog number
80-1531
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component
Patient
Not reported
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
TIP BROKE IN THE PT DURING ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THERE WAS A DELAY IN FINISHING THE PROCEDURE DUE TO X-RAYS AND SEARCHING THE WOUND SITE FOR BROKEN PIECE. WHILE USING THE MALIS NERVE HOOK A SMALL PIECE OF THE TIP BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED A DELAY IN FINISH OF THE PROCEDURE DUE TO X-RAYS AND SEARCHING WOUND SITE FOR THE BROKEN PIECE.