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MalfunctionGBW

TAUT INTRODUCER, 3MM X 2.4 MM X 8.9CM

Received Apr 20, 2017 · Event occurred Apr 19, 2017

Report MW5069250 · MDR key 6515345

Device

Generic name

Peritoneal Catheter

Manufacturer

Teleflex Medical

Model number

PI-93

Catalog number

PI-93

Lot number

73F160026

Product problems

  • Loose or Intermittent Connection

Patient

83 YR

  • Foreign Body In Patient
  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

RUBBER DIAPHRAGM FROM TELEFLEX MEDICAL TAUT INTRODUCER PERITONEAL CATHETER CAME LOOSE FROM CATHETER AND HAD ENTERED INTO THE PATIENT'S ABDOMINAL CAVITY. DIAPHRAGM WAS IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED AND REMOVED IN ITS ENTIRETY FROM THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. IS THE PRODUCT COMPOUNDED: NO. IS THE PRODUCT OVER-THE-COUNTER: NO.