FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

JARIT

MDR report key: 2306857 · Received October 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5022733
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 18, 2011
Date of Event
October 10, 2011
Report Date
October 18, 2011
Manufacturer
INTEGRA LIFE SCIENCES
Product Code
LRW
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NOTIFIED BY STERILE PROCESSING THAT A PORTION OF THE LAPAROSCOPIC SCISSOR TIP WAS MISSING WHEN THEY RECEIVED IT IN THEIR DEPT. HAD BEEN USED FOR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY PERFORMED ON AMBULATORY SURGICAL PT. PT HAD NOT YET BEEN DISMISSED. SURGEON NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AND X-RAY OBTAINED IDENTIFYING OBJECT REMAINED INTRA-ABDOMINALLY. PT WAS INFORMED BY THE SURGEON. DISCUSSION REGARDING WHETHER TO TRY AND RETRIEVE. TIP IS SMALL AND WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RETRIEVE, ABDOMEN DISTENDED FROM SURGERY. PT AGREES TO NOT RETURN TO SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 JARIT ROTO-CAM SUPERSCS MONO LRW INTEGRA LIFE SCIENCES 5MM32CM UNSURE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Other