BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    GAP SPACER

    MDR report key: 13870475 · Received March 23, 2022

    Report

    Report Number
    1020279-2022-01320
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    March 23, 2022
    Date of Event
    March 2, 2022
    Report Date
    April 8, 2022
    Manufacturer
    SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Product Code
    HWT
    UDI-DI
    00885556578445
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    MI, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER
    Health Professional
    N

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    INTERNAL COMPLAINT REFERENCE: (B)(4).

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    THE ASSOCIATED DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE CONFIRMED THE STATED FAILURE MODE. THE GAP SPACER IS BROKEN INTO 2 SEPARATE PIECES, RENDERING THE DEVICE INOPERATIVE. BOTH PIECES WERE RETURNED. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HISTORY BASED ON THE HISTORICAL DATA REVEALED SIMILAR EVENTS FOR THE LISTED BATCH, THIS FAILURE MODE WILL BE MONITORED FOR FUTURE COMPLAINTS FOR ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL A MANUFACTURING ABNORMALITY THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED INCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET ANY PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. A REVIEW OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT FILE REVEALED THIS FAILURE MODE WAS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED. THE ANTICIPATED RISK LEVEL IS STILL ADEQUATE. ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL ESCALATED CASES CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO PRIOR ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS DEVICE AND FAILURE MODE. AS THE DEVICE BROKE AND IT CANNOT LONGER FIT ITS PURPOSE, THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE DEVICE TO THE REPORTED EVENT COULD BE CORROBORATED. THIS DEVICE IS A REUSABLE INSTRUMENT THAT CAN BE EXPOSED TO NUMEROUS SURGERIES. DAMAGE FROM PROLONGED USE, MISUSE OR ROUGH HANDLING ARE PROBABLE CAUSES OF THE REPORTED EVENT. WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS BE ROUTINELY INSPECTED FOR WEAR AND DAMAGE AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. BASED ON THIS INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED FOR THIS COMPLAINT; HOWEVER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATE AS NECESSARY. WE CONSIDER THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA SURGERY, THE GAP SPACER BROKE INSIDE PATIENT. ALL PIECES WERE RETRIEVED. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING THE SAME DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED BEYOND THE REPORTED PROBLEM. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1070091 GAP SPACER TEMPLATE HWT SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 71935180 19GDN3321 00885556578445

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Unknown Required Intervention