FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ARTHREX
MDR report key: 11789803
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Received May 7, 2021
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Report
- Report Number
- 11789803
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 7, 2021
- Date of Event
- April 15, 2021
- Report Date
- April 19, 2021
- Manufacturer
- PROVISION
- Product Code
- HWQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MI
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
NEEDLE MULTI-FIRE SCORPION TIP BROKE OFF DURING SURGERY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, SURGEON DID DO X-RAYS AT THE END OF THE CASE. PER THE ATTENDING SURGEON'S OPERATING ROOM NOTE: I NOTICED THE TIP OF THE SUTURE PASSER WAS MISSING AND BROKEN OFF. I DID A THOROUGH ARTHROSCOPIC INTRAOPERATIVE EXAMINATION OF THE SHOULDER, AND DID NOT FIND OR SEE IT. INTRAOPERATIVE AS WELL POSTOPERATIVE X-RAYS WERE OBTAINED, NEITHER OF WHICH REVEALED A FOREIGN BODY. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS BROKE OFF OUTSIDE OF THE SHOULDER, OR WAS REMOVED VIA THE SUCTION TUBING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690683 | ARTHREX | PASSER | HWQ | PROVISION | AR-13995N | 12534705 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16060 DA |