FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
NORTECH AUTOLITH EHL PROBE
MDR report key: 383373
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Received March 14, 2002
Report
- Report Number
- MW1024436
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 14, 2002
- Date of Event
- March 11, 2002
- Report Date
- March 14, 2002
- Manufacturer
- NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES INC
- Product Code
- FFK
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ELECTROHYDRAULIC LITHOTRIPTER PROBE 1.9FR USED FOR PROCEDURE. AT END OF PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TIP OF THE PROBE WAS NOT INTACT. THE TIP WAS VISUALIZED VIA FLUOROSCOPY IN THE PT'S URETER AT THE END OF THE CASE. PHYSICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE PIECE DUE TO POOR VISUALIZATION FROM POST-OPERATIVE BLEEDING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTECH AUTOLITH EHL PROBE | ELECTROHYDRAULIC LITHOTRIPSY PROBE | FFK | NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES INC | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 YR | Hospitalization | RETRIEVAL OF DEVICE.| POSSIBILITY OF RETURN TO OPERATING ROOM FOR |