FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.5MM 90-S SERFAS ENERGY SUCTION PROBE

MDR report key: 806776 · Received January 15, 2007

Report

Report Number
2648666-2007-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 15, 2007
Date of Event
December 20, 2006
Report Date
December 20, 2006
Manufacturer
STRYKER ENDOSCOPY PUERTO RICO
Product Code
GEI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE SURGERY, AN ABLATION SCREEN SEPARATED FROM THE CERAMIC PROBE HEAD. THE SCREEN WAS LOST IN THE KNEE JOINT AND UPON SEEING THE CERAMIC HEAD WITHOUT THE SCREEN, THE REP STATED THIS TO THE PHYSICIAN. THE PHYSICIAN ASKED IF IT WAS METAL, THE REP REPORTED YES. THE SURGEON WENT ON WITH THE PROCEDURE AND AT THE END BROUGHT IN AN X-RAY MACHINE TO TAKE BOTH AP AND LATERAL FILMS. THE SCREEN WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT KNEE, POSTERIOR LATERAL GUTTER. THE SURGEON THEN RETRIEVED IT WITH A GRASPER THROUGH AN EXTRA LATERAL INCISION. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PIECE WAS RETRIEVED WITH ANOTHER X-RAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 3.5MM 90-S SERFAS ENERGY SUCTION PROBE RF ABLATION PROBE GEI STRYKER ENDOSCOPY PUERTO RICO * 06325AE2

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention