FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SLT-SURGICAL LASER TECHNOLOGIES

MDR report key: 140863 · Received December 22, 1997

Report

Report Number
MW1012708
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 22, 1997
Date of Event
December 22, 1997
Report Date
December 22, 1997
Manufacturer
SURGICAL LASER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
LLO
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LASER BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, 1.8 FIBER USED PER GUIDELINES, SURGEON REQUESTED ROUND TIP, NURSE SCREWED TIP ON SECURELY. WHEN SURGEON PULLED FIBER OUT OF SCOPE, THE ENTIRE "SCREWED ON" TIP & A PIECE OF THE FIBER REMAINED IN THE BRONCHUS. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TIP & ATTACHMENT FROM THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SLT-SURGICAL LASER TECHNOLOGIES FIBER DELIVERY SYSTEM LLO SURGICAL LASER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. * 112009

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention