FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CLASSIC PLUS NEEDE HOLDER, STERNAL, 7 IN, 178 MM

MDR report key: 7682519 · Received July 2, 2018

Report

Report Number
7682519
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 2, 2018
Date of Event
June 6, 2018
Report Date
June 29, 2018
Manufacturer
SYMMETRY SURGICAL, INC. (OEM)
Product Code
HRQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SMALL METAL TIP BROKE OFF OF A NEEDLE HOLDER USED DURING A MITRAL VALVE REPAIR. THIS WAS NOT REVEALED UNTIL A POSTOPERATIVE CHEST X-RAY. THE PT REQUIRED SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO REMOVE THE RETAINED FOREIGN OBJECT. THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED BY SYMMETRY SURGICAL, INC., AND SERVICED BY (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
499434 CLASSIC PLUS NEEDE HOLDER, STERNAL, 7 IN, 178 MM NEEDLE HOLDER / HEMOSTAT HRQ SYMMETRY SURGICAL, INC. (OEM)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Required Intervention