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InjuryFZP

LIGATING CLIPS M/L 12/BOX

Received Jul 29, 2006

Report 2916714-2006-00053 · MDR key 742198

Device

Generic name

Clip, Implantable

Manufacturer

Aesculap, Inc.

Model number

NA

Catalog number

PL569T

Lot number

UNK

Product problems

  • Detachment Of Device Component
  • Migration or Expulsion of Device
  • Device, or device fragments remain in patient
  • Tip breakage

Patient

UNKNOWN

  • Migration
  • Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body
  • Surgical procedure, delayed

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

AS PER AESCULAP AG: DURING A PROCEDURE AT HOSPITAL IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, THE TIP OF THE MAGAZINE BROKE OFF AND FELL IN-SITU. THE SURGERY WAS EXTENDED ABOUT 1 HR, BUT THE BROKEN TIP COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE CASE WAS REPORTED TO OUR AUTHORITY (EU).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE ITEM WAS REPORTED AND RETURNED TO COMPANY FOR ANALYSIS.