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DURING A HYSTEROSCOPY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON A PATIENT TO EVALUATE THE ENDOMETRIAL CAVITY, A GRASPING FORCEPS' SCREW CAME LOOSE FROM THE INSTRUMENT INSIDE THE UTERUS. PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE, A TIME-OUT WAS CONDUCTED, AND THE EQUIPMENT UNDERWENT STANDARD QUALITY ASSURANCE CHECKS BEFORE BEING HANDED TO THE PROVIDER. ONCE THE SCREW CAME LOOSE, THE INSTRUMENT WAS PROMPTLY REMOVED, AND A NEW GRASPER WAS SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED TO RETRIEVE THE SCREW FRAGMENT. AS AN ADDED PRECAUTION, THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO RADIOLOGY FOR IMAGING TO ENSURE NO ADDITIONAL FRAGMENTS REMAINED. IMAGING RESULTS: IMPRESSION: NO RADIOPAQUE FOREIGN BODY AS CLINICALLY QUERIED. NO ACUTE ABNORMALITY WITHIN THE ABDOMEN OR PELVIS. POST PROCEDURE - THE PATIENT HAD A CT PERFORMED - NO ABNORMAL METAL OBJECTS OR ABNORMAL FINDINGS.