FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MST8 FINAL ASSY JRZ

MDR report key: 864786 · Received June 13, 2007

Report

Report Number
1527736-2007-04098
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 13, 2007
Date of Event
May 17, 2007
Report Date
May 22, 2007
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
Product Code
KNW
PMA / PMN Number
K003297
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS PERFORMING A BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE AND WASN'T ABLE TO ATTAIN THE NEEDED CALCIFICATIONS AT THE SITE WITHIN THE BREAST. THE DOCTOR DECIDED TO PHYSICALLY MOVE THE PROBE 2 MM IN THE X DIRECTION TO THE LATERAL ASPECT OF THE BREAST. THIS FORMED A TEAR IN THE INCISION OF THE BREAST. THE CASE WAS ABORTED AND THE PT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE INCISION. ACCOUNT REPORTED, IT WAS TECHNIQUE RELATED, SOME SAMPLES WERE OBTAINED, BUT THEY WERE TRYING TO OBTAIN ADD'L SAMPLES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MST8 FINAL ASSY JRZ KNW ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention CONTROL MODULE| HOLSTER