InjuryDWH
MICROAIRE
Received Feb 21, 2006 · Event occurred Jan 13, 2006
Report 2020601-2006-00004 · MDR key 678656
Device
Generic name
Sternum Saw Guard
Manufacturer
Microaire Surgical InstrumentsModel number
4800-002Catalog number
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Lot number
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Product problems
- Loose
- Material Separation
Patient
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- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IN 2006, MICROAIRE RECEIVED A CALL INDICATING THAT A PIN HAD FALLEN LOOSE FROM THE 4800-002 STERNUM SAW GUARD, AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE PT'S CHEST. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE PIN WAS RECOVERED, AND THAT THERE WAS NO PT INJURY.