FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RPS SELF HOLDING HEXAG SCREWDRIVER 4.5 MM

MDR report key: 1203276 · 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