InjuryDWQ
CODMAN DISPOSABLE VEIN STRIPPER
Received Dec 31, 1996 · Event occurred Jun 25, 1996
Report 65212 · MDR key 65212
Device
Generic name
Vein Stripper
Manufacturer
Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc.Model number
63-4031Catalog number
*
Lot number
2KM480
Product problems
- Tip breakage
Patient
38 YR
- Surgery, prolonged
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
DURING VASCULAR SURGERY PROCEDURE THE STRIPPER OLIVE ON THE VEIN STRIPPER BROKE OFF FROM THE STRIPPER CABLE AND BECAME LOOSE IN THE PT'S THIGH. FLOUROSCOPY AND INCISION WERE NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE OLIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS PRODUCT. BOTH EVENTS INVOLVED THE SMALL OLIVE BECOMING LOOSE.