FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

BONOPTY BIOPSY SET

MDR report key: 533002 · Received July 2, 2004

Report

Report Number
8030904-2004-00002
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 2, 2004
Date of Event
June 10, 2004
Report Date
July 2, 2004
Manufacturer
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB
Product Code
KNW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SPINAL BIOPSY WAS BEING PERFORMED UNDER DIRECT CONSULTANT SUPERVISION FROM THE VERTEBRAL BODY OF L4. ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WITH 1% LIDOCAINE USED FOR LOCAL ANAESTHESIA AND 1.5 MG OF IV MIDAZOLAM FOR SEDATION. THE BIOPSY NEEDLE HAD BEEN OPTIMALLY POSITIONED FOR THE BIOPSY AND THE CUTTING BIOPSY NEEDLE WAS BEING USED TO OBTAIN THE BIOPSY. THE BONE WAS TOUGH BUT SATISFACTORY NEEDLE PROGRESS THROUGH THE BONE WAS BEING MADE. HOWEVER, THE NEEDLE SHAFT SHEARED LEAVING BEHIND 3 TO 4 CM OF THE BIOPSY NEEDLE BEHIND. THE SHAFT BROKE IN THE SOFT TISSUES LYING POSTERIOR TO THE VERTEBRAL BODY, I.E. NOT AT THE BONE SURFACE. SINCE THE NEEDLE COULD NOT BE REMOVED THE PROCEDURE WAS ABANDONED, AND THE PT RETURNED TO THE WARD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BONOPTY BIOPSY SET NEEDLE, BIOPSY, SINGLE-USE KNW RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 10-1073 030730

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention BONOPTY PENETRATION SET, 10-1072, 1% LIDOCAINE.| 1.5 MG MIDAZOLAM.