FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK - CONSTRUCTS: EXPERT FEMORAL NAIL

MDR report key: 11330205 · Received February 15, 2021

Report

Report Number
8030965-2021-01025
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2021
Report Date
January 27, 2021
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
JDS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNK - SCREWS: SPINE/UNKNOWN LOT. PART AND LOT NUMBERS ARE UNKNOWN; UDI NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. COMPLAINANT PART IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AT THE TIME OF FILING THIS REPORT. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AFTER THE REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING JOURNAL ARTICLE: REYNDERS, P. (2013), NEW MODULAR FEMORAL NAILS, DOES IT MATTER? INJURY, VOL. 44 (S2), PAGES S20 (BELGIUM). THE AIM OF THIS RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY IS TO EVALUATE THE OUTCOME VARIABLES IN THE THREE COHORTS OF PATIENTS¿ GROUPS WITH ADULT FEMORAL FRACTURES. A TOTAL OF 145 PATIENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE STUDY. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED USING UFN IN 53 PATIENTS, RFN IN 54, AND ELFN IN 38. THE FOLLOW-UP PERIOD WAS UNKNOWN. THE FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED: UFN GROUP: 5 PATIENTS HAD IMPLANT FAILURE. 4 PATIENTS HAD DELAYED UNION. RFN GROUP: 3 PATIENTS HAD DELAYED UNION. ELFN GROUP: 2 PATIENTS HAD DELAYED UNION. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN SYNTHES UNREAMED FEMORAL NAIL CONSTRUCTS, UNKNOWN SYNTHES RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL CONSTRUCTS, AND UNKNOWN SYNTHES EXPERT FEMORAL NAIL CONSTRUCTS. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) UNK - CONSTRUCTS: EXPERT FEMORAL NAIL. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 3 (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
223202 UNK - CONSTRUCTS: EXPERT FEMORAL NAIL NAIL, FIXATION, BONE JDS SYNTHES GMBH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention