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HEWSON SUTURE RETRIEVER

Received Dec 7, 2017 · Event occurred Feb 14, 2017

Report 1020279-2017-01199 · MDR key 7097449

Device

Generic name

Retention Device, Suture

Catalog number

71111579

Lot number

16DSM0167

Product problems

  • Break
  • Break

Patient

Not reported

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED DURING A SURGERY TO REPAIR A FRACTURED PATELLA, THE SUTURE LOOP WAS WEAK AND BROKE. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN SURGERY AND NO PIECES LEFT IN THE PATIENT.