FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HARMONY SLIDER
MDR report key: 1031308
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Received April 18, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1649384-2008-00215
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 18, 2008
- Report Date
- April 18, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT SPINE, INC.
- Product Code
- GAD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
MALFUNCTION DID NOT HAPPEN DURING SURGERY. PRODUCT IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTABLE. REQUESTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE RETURN OF THE PRODUCT. REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN THE PRODUCT. EVALUATION IS PENDING UPON THE RETURN OF THE PRODUCT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON 21 MAR 2008, THE SALES REP REPORTED THAT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SET SCREW WAS MISSING FROM ONE SLIDERS THAT ATTACHES TO D-RING. ADDITIONAL INFO REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING MONTH, VIA TELEPHONE, FROM THE SALES REP THAT ON AN UNK DATE, DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE KIT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SET SCREW WAS MISSING ON THE SLIDER. THE MALFUNCTION IS LIKELY TO CAUSE PT INJURY IF IT WERE TO RECUR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARMONY SLIDER | HARMONY | GAD | ABBOTT SPINE, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |