UNKN SUSPENSORY FIXATION DEV
Report
- Report Number
- 1219602-2021-00603
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 23, 2021
- Date of Event
- February 28, 2021
- Report Date
- April 21, 2021
- Manufacturer
- SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
- Product Code
- MBI
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE REPORTED DEVICE, USED IN TREATMENT, WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE DESIGNATED COMPLAINT UNIT FOR INDEPENDENT EVALUATION, THUS VISUAL INSPECTION AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND TO INCLUDE CONDITIONS OF OFF LABEL USE AND TECHNIQUE SPECIFICS, AS WELL AS PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS RELATED TO THE USE OF THE DEVICE. A REVIEW OF RISK MANAGEMENT FILES FOUND THAT THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS DOCUMENTED APPROPRIATELY. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW CONCLUDED THIS WAS AN ISOLATED EVENT. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN MEDICAL DOCUMENTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THUS A THOROUGH MEDICAL INVESTIGATION WAS NOT PERFORMED. A RELATIONSHIP, IF ANY, BETWEEN THE SUBJECT DEVICE AND THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPER USE OF THE DEVICE AND POTENTIAL TROUBLESHOOTING METHODS TO PREVENT FUTURE REOCCURRENCE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. IF THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT IS RETURNED AT A FUTURE DATE, THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE REOPENED FOR EVALUATION.
(B)(4). LITERATURE: THE CLINICAL RESEARCH OF THE ARTHROSCOPIC MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TREATMENT FOR DOUBLE-BUNDLE RECONSTRUCTION OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON LITERATURE REVIEW, "THE CLINICAL RESEARCH OF THE ARTHROSCOPIC MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TREATMENT FOR DOUBLE-BUNDLE RECONSTRUCTION OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT", A PATIENT DEVELOPED MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY, AFTER SURGERY WITH AN ENDOBUTTON, WHICH LED TO JOINT STIFFNESS DUE TO LONGER POSTOPERATIVE EXTERNAL FIXATION. THE JOINT FLEXION WAS ABOUT 40° HALF A YEAR AFTER SURGERY. JOINT FLEXION FUNCTION RECOVERED WELL AFTER AN ARTHROSCOPIC ADHESIOLYSIS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446480 | UNKN SUSPENSORY FIXATION DEV | FASTENER, FIXATION, NONDEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE | MBI | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other| R |