Foreign-body sensation following 3M coupler use in the hand.

The 3M microvascular anastomotic coupling device has gained popularity because of its obvious advantages of speed and simplicity. Many reports attest to its safety and efficacy in microsurgery, including two reports on its use in the hand. We present 2 patients in whom the use of the 3M coupling device in the hand resulted in a palpable foreign-body sensation that was unpleasant to the patient and ultimately had to be removed.