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MalfunctionHBI

VITAL VUE PROBE

Received Nov 21, 1996

Report 9610849-1996-00010 · MDR key 51282

Device

Generic name

Irrigation, Suction Device-fiberoptic Light Source

Model number

NA

Catalog number

B281-06

Lot number

401612

Product problems

  • Component(s), broken

Patient

UNKNOWN

  • Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE PROBE WAS USED IN A MAJOR OPERATION. HALFWAY THROUGH THE OPERATION THE PROBE FRACTURED AND LIGHT OUTPUT DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. NO PT IMPLICATION WAS NOTED.