During preperitoneal laparoscopic bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy with mesh, a grasper malfunctioned.
Upon initial inspection of the instrument the surgeon & staff thought all pieces were intact.
After the procedure was completed and the instrument was decontaminated with closer inspection it was suspected that a small piece of the hinge mechanism was missing.
An xray was taken in phase 2 recovery showing a small metal foreign body.
The pt elected to not have further surgery on 4/9 after discussion w/surgeon.
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