FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INCORE LAPIDUS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 10994761 · Received December 12, 2020

Report

Report Number
3009540749-2020-00046
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 12, 2020
Date of Event
November 17, 2020
Report Date
December 11, 2020
Manufacturer
NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS
Product Code
HWC
PMA / PMN Number
180257
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT REVIEW / INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED SINCE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW FOUND NO RELATED NONCONFORMANCES AND THE DOCUMENTATION SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF ABNORMALITIES. ROOT CAUSE IS PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE TO SURGEONS POST OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED WHICH CHANGES THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON AN UNKNOWN DATE A PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN INCORE LAPIDUS 5.9MM LEFT POST, A 3.5 X 5MM SCREW AND A 3.5 X 38MM SCREW. TWO WEEKS POST-OP THE PATIENT WAS COMPLAINING OF PAIN. SURGEON TOOK A X-RAY AND DETERMINED BOTH SCREWS WERE BROKEN. PATIENT ADMITTED TO FULL WEIGHT BEARING ON FOOT. REVISION SURGERY WAS DONE ON (B)(6) 2020 BY THE SAME SURGEON. PIECES OF THE BROKEN SCREWS WERE EXTRACTED, HOWEVER THE POST WITH THE BITS OF SCREWS REMAIN IMPLANTED. SURGEON REVISED PATIENT USING A STRATUM MEDIAL FUSION PLATE. REVISION SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1459529 INCORE LAPIDUS SYSTEM SCREW HWC NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS R17672, R17708

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Required Intervention