FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MODULAR REAMER HEAD
MDR report key: 11776150
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Received May 5, 2021
Report
- Report Number
- 11776150
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 5, 2021
- Date of Event
- April 22, 2021
- Report Date
- April 28, 2021
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
- Product Code
- HTO
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- FL
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PIECE OF REAMER BROKE OFF IN PATIENT, LEFT IN HIM (2MM IN SIZE). DURING THE GAMMA NAIL REPAIR FOR HIP FX (FRACTURE), A FLEXIBLE REAMER BROKE. MOST OF THE REAMER HEAD WAS REMOVED, A 1 - 2MM PIECE OF THE REAMER HEAD IS IN THE INTRAMEDULLARY CANAL. THE RISKS OUTWEIGH THE BENEFIT OF REMOVAL OF THE BROKEN PIECE OF REAMER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 671845 | MODULAR REAMER HEAD | REAMER | HTO | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS, LLC | 2810-04-110 | EW9AN4 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28105 DA |