FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
RPS SELF HOLDING HEXAG SCREWDRIVER 4.5 MM
MDR report key: 1203276
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Received October 14, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 9617544-2008-00128
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 14, 2008
- Date of Event
- September 17, 2008
- Report Date
- September 18, 2008
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER SPINE BORDEAUX
- Product Code
- HXX
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED, AND IF RECEIVED WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL. METHOD AND RESULT CODES WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL FOLLOWING ENGINEERING EVALUATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED; "DURING THIS SURGERY WE HAD TWO PROBLEMS. ONE WITH 3COMBO. WHEN SURGEON TRIED TO TWIST COMBOS ON THE SCREW HEAD, PARTS OF COMBOS SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER AND FAILED. THEN WHEN SURGEON WAS TWISTING THE LAST COMBO TO START TO DEROTATION FOR CORRECTING THE DEFORMITY, HEAD OF SCREWDRIVER BROKE. FORTUNATELY, WE HAD ONE MORE SCREWDRIVER IN THE SET SO, WE CONTINUED TO THE SURGERY WITHOUT ANY PAUSE."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RPS SELF HOLDING HEXAG SCREWDRIVER 4.5 MM | INSTRUMENT | HXX | STRYKER SPINE BORDEAUX | NA | 05A129 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 YR | Other |