MalfunctionGCY
JACKSON-PRATT SURGICAL DRAIN
Received Aug 21, 2015 · Event occurred Jun 18, 2015
Report 5020696 · MDR key 5020696
Device
Generic name
Apparatus, Suction, Single Patient Use, Portable, Nonpowered
Manufacturer
Sterigenics Us LlcProduct problems
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
Patient
47 YR
- No Code Available
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HEPATECTOMY DURING WHICH A JP DRAIN WAS PLACED. PRIOR TO DISCHARGE 5 DAYS AFTER SURGERY, THE JP DRAIN WAS PULLED, AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE THE ENTIRE DRAIN. X-RAY AND CT CONFIRMED THAT A PIECE OF DRAIN WAS STILL IN PATIENT. A DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY FOR REMOVAL OF THE RETAINED PIECE WAS COMPLETED, AND THE PIECE - THE WHITE PART OF THE JP WAS REMOVED. OTHER THAN A SECOND PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY HARM.