WHILE NO SERIOUS INJURY RESULTED IN THIS EVENT, THERE HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS REPORT RECEIVED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS INVOLVING A SIMILAR DEVICE WHERE THIS MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. THEREFORE, THIS EVENT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REPORTABILITY PER 21 CFR PART 803. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, THOUGH RESULTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THIS REPORT.
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Patient 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF A DISTAL END CUTTER SEPARATED IN A PT'S MOUTH; NO INJURY RESULTED.