MalfunctionBWB

KIDNEY GRASPER

Received Feb 28, 2017 · Event occurred Jan 21, 2016

Report MW5068218 · MDR key 6375776

Device

Generic name

Forceps

Manufacturer

Richard Wolf

Model number

8383 2937

Product problems

Break
Detachment Of Device Component

Patient

Not reported

Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

WHILE DOING LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY, HALF OF CLAW OF KIDNEY GRASPER BROKE OFF INTO PT'S PELVIS. BODY CAVITY WAS SEARCHED, BUT SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO FIND BROKEN PIECE. MULTIPLE X-RAYS WERE THEN TAKEN. BROKEN PIECE WAS FOUND AND REMOVED WITH ANOTHER KIDNEY GRASPER.