FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

1.1MM DRILL BIT/STRYKER J-LATCH F/THREADED HOLE/65MM

MDR report key: 10456810 · Received August 26, 2020

Report

Report Number
2939274-2020-03808
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 26, 2020
Date of Event
July 31, 2020
Report Date
July 31, 2020
Manufacturer
WRIGHTS LANE SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Product Code
HTW
UDI-DI
10886982075321
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR AND MONITORED VIA POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED AS APPLICABLE. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURE, SURGEON WAS PLATING THE THIRD MC HAND FRACTURE AND BROKE THE HEADS OFF OF THREE (3) 1.5MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREWS, AND ONE (1) 1.5MM CORTEX SCREW. THE HEADS WERE RETRIEVED BUT THE SCREW SHAFTS REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON ALSO BROKE THE TIP OFF TWO (2) 1.1MM DRILL BITS. ONE (1) WAS RETRIEVED AND A 4MM LENGTH PIECE OF THE OTHER WAS LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON DETERMINED A STABLE FIXATION WITH THE SCREWS THAT WERE NOT BROKEN. A CIRCLAGE WIRE WAS PLACED AROUND THE PLATE BOTH PROXIMALLY AND DISTALLY. FRAGMENTS GENERATED FROM THE BROKEN SCREW SHAFTS AND A 4MM SEGMENT OF THE DRILL BIT WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF TEN (10) MINUTES. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 1.5MM VA-LCK SCR SLF-TP W T4 STARDRIVE13MM, 1.5MM VA-LCK SCR SLF-TP W T4 STARDRIVE12MM, 1.5MM VA-LCK SCR SLF-TP W T4 STARDRIVE11MM, 1.5MM CRTX SCRW SLF-TP W T4 STARDR REC 11MM, 1.1MM DR BIT/STRYK J-LATCH F HL/65MM. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.1MM DRILL BIT/STRYKER J-LATCH F/THREADED HOLE/65MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
917761 1.1MM DRILL BIT/STRYKER J-LATCH F/THREADED HOLE/65MM BIT, DRILL HTW WRIGHTS LANE SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC 03.130.201 10886982075321

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR