FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PMI ENDOSCOPIC DISSECTOR INSTRUMENT
MDR report key: 20622364
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Received November 5, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- MW5162223
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 5, 2024
- Date of Event
- October 30, 2024
- Report Date
- November 1, 2024
- Manufacturer
- PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL INC
- Product Code
- GDI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
DURING A ROBOTIC LEFT RETROPERITONEAL PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY CASE, AN ENDOSCOPIC PEANUT'S COTTON TIP DETACHED FROM THE HANDLE WHILE INSIDE THE PATIENT THROUGH THE TROCAR. THE SURGEON WAS INFORMED AND HE KNEW AS WELL SINCE HE WAS THE ONE MANIPULATING THE ENDOSCOPIC PEANUT AND SAW IT FALL OFF. HE IMMEDIATELY PICKED UP THE COTTON TIP AND TOOK IT OUT IN ONE PIECE. HE ALSO CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE SWEEP OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY. THE SURGEON DETERMINED THAT NO FURTHER EXAMINATION OR INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943242 | PMI ENDOSCOPIC DISSECTOR INSTRUMENT | DISSECTOR, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY | GDI | PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL INC | PMILK40 | 002231004 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | Male |