FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TOTAL MANDIBULAR SYSTEM 1.8X50MM DRILL, 26MM STOP

MDR report key: 10999094 · Received December 13, 2020

Report

Report Number
0001032347-2020-00600
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 13, 2020
Date of Event
November 12, 2020
Report Date
August 10, 2021
Manufacturer
BIOMET MICROFIXATION
Product Code
HBE
UDI-DI
00841036059279
PMA / PMN Number
K062842
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. D4: THE LOT NUMBER (321017) ETCHED ON THE PRODUCT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION IS THE VENDOR'S LOT NUMBER. FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF PRODUCTION RECORDS AND THE CUSTOMER'S PURCHASE HISTORY, THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7) LOT NUMBERS ARE POTENTIAL ZIMMER BIOMET LOT NUMBERS: 229460, 418100, 418120, 895130, 895210, 895220, OR 895240. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH EXACT DEVICE ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE, IT IS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: ITEM#: 24-2050 LOT#: 418100. MANUFACTURE DATE: 24 JUN 2019. UDI: (B)(4). ITEM#: 24-2050 LOT#: 418120. MANUFACTURE DATE: 24 JUN 2019. UDI: (B)(4). ITEM#: 24-2050 LOT#: 895130. MANUFACTURE DATE: 17 JUL 2019. UDI: (B)(4). ITEM#: 24-2050 LOT#: 895210. MANUFACTURE DATE: 17 JUL. UDI: (B)(4). ITEM#: 24-2050 LOT#: 895220. MANUFACTURE DATE: 17 JUL 2019. UDI: (B)(4). ITEM#: 24-2050 LOT#: 895240. MANUFACTURE DATE: 17 JUL 2019. UDI: (B)(4). VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT IDENTIFIED THE PART TO BE FRACTURED. BOTH PIECES WERE RETURNED. THIS CONFIRMS THE REPORTED EVENT. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS IDENTIFIED NO DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES DURING MANUFACTURING RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PREVENTIVE ACTIONS, OR FIELD ACTIONS RESULTED AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THE DRILL TIP BROKE WHEN THE SURGEON TRIED TO DRILL A PILOT HOLE DURING A MANDIBULAR RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DRILL BIT. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT (B)(4). CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT IS IN PROCESS OF BEING RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. THE LOT NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER IS THE VENDOR LOT NUMBER. BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE VENDOR LOTS AND THE CUSTOMER¿S PURCHASE HISTORY, THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7) LOT NUMBERS ARE POTENTIAL LOT NUMBERS: 895130, 895240, 895220, 895210, 418100, 418120, 229460. THE USER FACILITY IS FOREIGN; THEREFORE, A FACILITY MEDWATCH REPORT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. FOREIGN REPORT SOURCE: (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE DRILL TIP BROKE WHEN THE SURGEON TRIED TO DRILL A PILOT HOLE DURING A MANDIBULAR RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DRILL BIT. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1464112 TOTAL MANDIBULAR SYSTEM 1.8X50MM DRILL, 26MM STOP DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES & ACCESSORIES (SIMPLE, POWERED) HBE BIOMET MICROFIXATION N/A 229460 00841036059279

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1