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UNK TONSIL SNARE WIRE
Received Apr 23, 2004
Report 1423507-2004-00033 · MDR key 551919
Device
Generic name
Unk Tonsil Snare Wire
Manufacturer
Cardinal HealthModel number
UNK WIRECatalog number
UNK WIRE
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Break
- Device Or Device Fragments Location Unknown
Patient
UNKNOWN
- Foreign body, removal of
- Therapy/non-surgical treatment, aborted/stopped
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
WHILE REMOVING THE PATIENT'S TONSIL USING A SNARE, THE SNARE WIRE BROKE. ALL OF THE WIRE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PIECE WAS RETRIEVED. THE PHYSICIAN WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THAT A SMALL SEGMENT OF THE SNARE WIRE WAS MISSING. A THOROUGH LARYNGOSCOPY WAS PERFORMED. NO FOREIGN BODY WAS VISUALIZED AND CHEST AND NECK X-RAY WERE NEGATIVE.