I.B.S SCREW
Report
- Report Number
- 3010470577-2020-02091
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 12, 2020
- Date of Event
- January 24, 2020
- Report Date
- May 20, 2020
- Manufacturer
- IN2BONES SAS
- Product Code
- HXX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131920
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
BATCH RECORDS (IN2BONES BATCH NUMBER 1705026 AND 1507100) WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE COMPLIANT. VISUAL INSPECTION DONE ON THE INSTRUMENTS PICTURES SENT BY THE COMPLAINT INITIATOR: BOTH SCREWDRIVERS TIP IS TWISTED. NO BROKEN PART VISIBLE. ONE SCREWDRIVER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN TWISTED WHILE IMPLANTING A SCREW AND THE SECOND ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHILE REMOVING A SCREW. THE RETURN OF THE INVOLVED INSTRUMENTS AT IN2BONES HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS. THIS IS THE FIRST REPORTED OCCURRENCE OF A SCREWDRIVER DAMAGED DURING SURGERY LEADING TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF THE SURGERY DURATION. A GLOBAL REVIEW OF ALL THE REPORTED CASES OF T15 REUSABLE SCREWDRIVERS FAILURES SHOWED THAT THIS DEFECT IS ASSOCIATED TO A FAILURE RATE OF 0.14% AND A SEVERITY QUOTED AS "MINOR"; WHICH ARE DEEMED ACCEPTABLE AS PER IN2BONES INTERNAL HEALTH RISK INDEX EVALUATION (SOP PAR04). CALCULATION DETAILS: NUMBER OF INVOLVED T15 REUSABLE TWISTED AND / OR BROKEN SCREWDRIVERS INVOLVED IN COMPLAINTS / NUMBER OF SCREWS IMPLANTED THANKS TO T15 REUSABLE SCREWDRIVERS.
THE I.B.S COMPRESSION AND NEUTRALIZATION OSTEOSYNTHESIS SCREWS ARE INTENDED FOR: THE FIXATION OF ARTHRODESIS, OSTEOTOMIES OR FRACTURES OF LONG OR SHORT BONES OF THE UPPER AND LOWER LIMBS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS REQUIRING A MONO OR BICORTICAL COMPRESSION. THE 4.5MM DIAMETER SCREWS ARE TO BE IMPLANTED THANKS TO T15 REUSABLE SCREWDRIVERS. EVENT DESCRIPTION: DURING A PATELLA SURGERY, THE TIP OF TWO REUSABLE T15 SCREWDRIVERS TWISTED, LEADING THE SURGEON TO USE MORE STRENGTH THAN USUAL TO IMPLANT THE SCREWS. THE SURGERY ENDED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT. THIS EVENT IS REPORTABLE, SINCE THE DISTRIBUTOR ESTIMATED THAT IT INDUCED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE SURGERY DURATION (ESTIMATED TO BE OF MORE THAN 30 MINUTES BUT LESS THAN ONE HOUR).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1292611 | I.B.S SCREW | TORX T15 REUSABLE SCREWDRIVERS | HXX | IN2BONES SAS | G01 00331 & G01 00361 | 1507100 & 1705026 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 YR |