FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NORTECH AUTOLITH EHL PROBE

MDR report key: 383373 · 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