FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CHOLANGIOGRAPHY INSTRUMENT

MDR report key: 45686 · Received October 21, 1996

Report

Report Number
2522397-1996-00015
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 21, 1996
Date of Event
August 30, 1996
Report Date
October 21, 1996
Manufacturer
CABOT MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
GCJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS NOTED IMMEDIATELY POST-LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY THAT THE TIP OF THE LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER HAD BROKEN OFF. PT X-RAYED AND X-RAY SHOWED FAINTLY DECERNABLE SIMILARLY SHAPED SHADOW. AT THE TIME A DECISION WAS REACHED NOT TO RETRIEVE THIS TIP OF THE LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CHOLANGIOGRAPHY INSTRUMENT CHOLANGIOGRAM CATHETER HOLDER GCJ CABOT MEDICAL CORP. * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 27 YR