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MalfunctionGAD

FAVALORO-MORSE STERNAL RETRACTOR

Received Dec 26, 2007

Report 2430952-2007-00055 · MDR key 970267

Device

Generic name

Retractor

Manufacturer

Rudolf Storz Gmbh

Model number

*

Catalog number

300-253

Lot number

*

Product problems

  • Component Falling
  • Device, removal of (non-implant)

Patient

*

  • Foreign body, removal of

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE RETRACTOR BLADE FELL INTO THE PT. THE BLADE WAS RETRIEVED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ADD'L INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED.