FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CANAL REAMER 13.5

MDR report key: 1002219 · Received February 20, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-00254
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 20, 2008
Date of Event
January 21, 2008
Report Date
January 21, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HTO
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT RETURNED. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORT. A TWO-YEAR COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS OF ANY KIND AGAINST THE PROVIDED PRODUCT CODE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT ERROR/CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING SURGERY, REAMER BECAME STUCK AND THE DOCTOR HAD TO PERFORM AN OSTEOTOMY TO REMOVE IT, RESULTING IN A FIVE-HOUR EXTENSION OF SURGERY TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CANAL REAMER 13.5 87LXH HTO DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Required Intervention