FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MODULUS-STR.-COLLO DI PROVA CO

MDR report key: 11301414 · Received February 9, 2021

Report

Report Number
3008021110-2021-00006
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 9, 2021
Date of Event
January 7, 2021
Report Date
June 4, 2024
Manufacturer
LIMACORPORATE S.P.A.
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
K112158
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE CHECKED CONFIRMING THE BATCH NUMBER INVOLVED WAS MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY UP TO SPECIFICATION AND IN-LINE WITH THE RELEVANT CHECKS AND TESTS. NO MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS WERE REPORTED. NO OTHER COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ON THE SAME LOT#. DEVICE ANALYSIS DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS ON THE RETURNED ITEM (SCREW ONLY, AS PER IMAGE 1) HAVE BEEN PERFORMED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: IN ADDITION, A TOLERANCE ANALYSIS FOR THE MODULUS: TRIAL LOCKING SCREWS FOR NECK-STEM WAS CARRIED OUT WITH FOCUS ON THE DIMENSIONS THAT COULD HAVE GENERATED A POTENTIAL RISK OF BREAKAGE. IN BOTH NOMINAL/WORST CASES THE RESISTANT SECTION WAS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE CONFIRMING THE CORRECTNESS OF THE DIMENSIONS/TOLERANCES SET IN THE TECHNICAL DRAWING. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS BASED ON THE ANALYSIS PERFORMED, SCREW'S BREAKAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO A PEAK OF FORCE EXERTED BY THE USER ON THE SCREW DURING THE SURGERY OR BECAUSE THE SCREW HAD ALREADY BEEN PREVIOUSLY OVERSTRESSED AND THEREFORE IT TOOK LITTLE TO BREAK IT. EVENT NOT PRODUCT RELATED. PMS DATA ACCORDING TO THE PMS DATA, A TOTAL OF 2 (TWO) SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (INCLUDING THIS ONE) HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO LIMACORPORATE ON THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT CODE 9043.10.400 ON A TOTAL OF 453 PIECES MANUFACTURED GIVING AN OCCURRENCE RATE OF (B)(4) . PLEASE CONSIDER THIS OCCURRENCE RATE AS A OVERESTIMATION BY CONSIDERING INSTRUMENTS AS REUSABLE DEVICE. BASED ON THE ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS PERFORMED AND ACCORDING TO THE RELEVANT PMS DATA, NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS SPECIFIC CASE. LIMACORPORATE WILL CONTINUE MONITORING THE MARKET TO PROMPTLY DETECT ANY FURTHER SIMILAR ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DURING SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2021, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS TRYING TO FIX THE MODULUS-STR.-COLLO DI PROVA CORTO 125# CONO B (PRODUCT CODE 9043.10.430, LOT #J105000400) WITH THE TRIAL LOCKING SCREW, THE SCREW BROKE. BROKEN PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT, AND NO RESIDUAL ON THE PATIENT WAS CONFIRMED. DUE TO THE EVENT, THE SURGERY WAS PROLONGED FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BY THE CHECK OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS, NO PRE-EXISTING ANOMALY WAS DETECTED ON THE INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED WITH LOT# J105000400. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY COMPLAINT RECEIVED ON THIS LOT#. WE WILL SUBMIT A FINAL MDR ONCE THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2021, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS TRYING TO FIX THE MODULUS-STR.-COLLO DI PROVA CORTO 125# CONO B (PRODUCT CODE 9043.10.430, LOT #J105000400) WITH THE TRIAL LOCKING SCREW, THE SCREW BROKE. DUE TO THE EVENT, THE SURGERY WAS PROLONGED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
202304 MODULUS-STR.-COLLO DI PROVA CO TRIAL NECK SHORT 125° TAPER B JDI LIMACORPORATE S.P.A. 9043.10.430 J105000400

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown Hospitalization| O