FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE CURVED
MDR report key: 10777405
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Received November 3, 2020
Report
- Report Number
- 8043971-2020-04220
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 3, 2020
- Date of Event
- July 26, 2020
- Report Date
- July 26, 2020
- Manufacturer
- T.A.G. MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION LTD
- Product Code
- MBI
- UDI-DI
- 01081867402178
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 501
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE FAILURE DESCRIBED BY CUSTOMER DOES NOT MATCH TO DEFINITIONS DESCRIBED IN IFU170AR REV 'E', SEEMS THAT END-USER USED EXCESSIVE TENSION OR OVERLOAD THE DEVICE. IT IS A CASE OF MISUSE BY PHYSICIAN. EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION CAN'T BE PERFORMED BECAUSE DEVICE WAS NOT SHIPPED TO TAG
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SECOND IMPLANT ON THE AR-4570 WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY CUT THE SUTURE BUT DID NOT REMOVE THE FIRST IMPLANT WHICH IS BEHIND THE CAPSULE. WITH THE SECOND ATTEMPT, BOTH IMPLANTS SEATED, BUT PULLED OUT WHEN THE SURGEON WAS TENSIONING. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN ARTHREX ZONE NAVIGATOR, WHICH REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL INCISION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1241066 | MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE CURVED | MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE CURVED | MBI | T.A.G. MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION LTD | AR-4570 | 20B04 | 01081867402178 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |