FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
WURZBURG MANDIBULAR PLATE
MDR report key: 115513
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Received August 22, 1997
Report
- Report Number
- 8010177-1997-00044
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 22, 1997
- Report Date
- August 21, 1997
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS
- Product Code
- JAZ
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
SUMMARY OF EVALUATION: EVALAUTION RESULTS AS RECEIVED FROM HOWMEDICA LEIBINGER GMBH INDICATES THAT THE PROBABILITY OF THE IMPLANT MATERIAL OF BEING THE SOLE SOURCE OF INFECTION IS RARE. REFERENCE LITERATURE INDICATES TITANIUM IMPLANTS HAVE POSSIBILITIES OF INFECTION BUT ONLY IN VERY FEW DEFINED OCCURRENCES.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A WURZBURG MANDIBULAR PLATE AND RELATED SCREWS WERE REMOVED FROM A PATIENT BECAUSE OF AN INFECTION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WURZBURG MANDIBULAR PLATE Implant | IMPLANT | JAZ | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Other | WURZBURG MANDIBULAR BONE SCREWS |