UNK - NAILS: AFN
Report
- Report Number
- 8030965-2021-04916
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 14, 2021
- Date of Event
- May 20, 2021
- Report Date
- May 20, 2021
- Manufacturer
- SYNTHES GMBH
- Product Code
- HSB
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNK - NAILS: AFN/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 CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AT THE TIME OF FILING THIS REPORT. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR AND MONITORED VIA POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED AS APPLICABLE. 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.
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT FOR A REVISION SURGERY FOR REMOVING AFNJ IMPLANTS BECAUSE OF INFECTION AND PSEUDARTHROSIS. IN THE REVISION SURGERY, THE SCREWS AND THE END CAP WERE REMOVED BUT THE NAIL COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH 120 MINUTES DELAY. ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT WILL UNDERGO THE REMOVAL SURGERY OF THE NAIL AGAIN AND FIXED WITH ENDER NAIL. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE SURGERY COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREWS (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). UNKNOWN END CAP (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) UNK - NAILS: AFN. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4). RELATED PRODUCT COMPLAINT: (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 886011 | UNK - NAILS: AFN | ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY | HSB | SYNTHES GMBH |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR |