FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CORT. SCREW 5.5MMX 55MM

MDR report key: 1090525 · Received July 30, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-03274
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 30, 2008
Date of Event
July 17, 2008
Report Date
July 17, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K972183
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE PRODUCTS WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOUND NO PRIOR REPORTS FOR BOTH REPORTED PART AND LOT NUMBER COMBINATIONS. THE PART AND LOT NUMBERS FOR THE SCREWS WERE NOT PROVIDED. PROVIDED INFO STATES THE PT REQUESTED REMOVAL OF THE NAIL BECAUSE OF PAIN. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY WARSAW CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD THE PRODUCTS AND/OR ANY ADD'L INFO BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT REQUESTED REMOVAL OF TIBIAL NAIL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CORT. SCREW 5.5MMX 55MM 87HSB HSB DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Required Intervention