FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FOOTED ATTACHMENT 2.4MM LEGEND, AF02 (B-1)

MDR report key: 1071712 · Received July 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
1625507-2008-00044
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 9, 2008
Report Date
June 13, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
Product Code
HBB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

COMMENTS: REPORT CONFIRMED ON EVAL. ON FOLLOW-UP IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS WAS IDENTIFIED DURING SURGERY AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PT IMPACT. OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR FACTORY SERVICE IS BASED ON THE FACILITY'S USAGE, HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 24 MONTHS. THIS DEVICE HAS BEEN IN USE FOR 27 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY RECORD OF FACTORY SERVICE. THE USER MANUAL STATES "THE ATTACHMENT SHOULD NOT BE USED IF ANY PART OF THE ATTACHMENT APPEARS TO BE BENT, LOOSE, MISSING, OR DAMAGED. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE OR IMPROPER HANDLING, SUCH AS BENDING OR PRYING, OF THE ATTACHMENT OR DISSECTING TOOL MAY CAUSE INJURY TO THE PT, OPERATOR AND/OR OPERATING ROOM STAFF."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NON-SPECIFIED REPAIR REQUEST INITIATED FOR DEVICE. NO PT IMPACT WAS REPORTED. REPORT ESCALATED TO COMPLAINT ON EVAL DUE TO THE FOOTED PORTION BEING DETACHED AND MISSING. ON FOLLOW-UP IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS WAS IDENTIFIED DURING SURGERY AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PT IMPACT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FOOTED ATTACHMENT 2.4MM LEGEND, AF02 (B-1) PNEUMATIC SURG DRILL ATTACHMENT LEGEND HBB MEDTRONIC POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1