FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MAGSEED
MDR report key: 20722870
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Received November 19, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- 20722870
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 19, 2024
- Date of Event
- October 11, 2024
- Report Date
- October 30, 2024
- Manufacturer
- ENDOMAGNETICS LTD
- Product Code
- NEU
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- PA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
ULTRASOUND MAGSEED PLACEMENT ON PATIENT PERFORMED. MAMMOGRAM WAS OBTAINED AFTERWARDS AND ONLY ONE MAGSEED WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN TWO WERE PLACED. WE REIMAGED PATIENT UNDER ULTRASOUND AND ALSO COULD NOT FIND 2ND MAGSEED, SO RADIOLOGIST PLACED A NEW MAGSEED INTO THE PATIENT. THE SONOGRAPHER TOOK REPRESENTATIVE PICTURES OF BOTH MAGSEED IN PLACE AND PATIENT WENT TO MAMMOGRAM FOR ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PLACEMENT. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH MAGSEED WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO BOTH WERE PLACED ON STERILE TRAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1307502 | MAGSEED | MARKER, RADIOGRAPHIC, IMPLANTABLE | NEU | ENDOMAGNETICS LTD | SM18-1-12US | 220819-94 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 YR | Female |