FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZIMMER, INC.

MDR report key: 1511 · Received October 8, 1992

Report

Report Number
32966-1992-00008
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 1992
Date of Event
August 5, 1992
Report Date
September 29, 1992
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JOW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT HAD TREATMENT FOR RADIAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN WHICH ATS 1500 TOURNIQUET WAS USED. WHEN PATIENT RETURNED FOR FOLLOW-UP VISIT THE FOLLOW-UP VISIT THE FOLLOWING DAY THERE WAS A MARK ON HER ARM WHERE THE TOURNIQUET CUFF HAD BEEN PLACED. HOSPITAL IS POSSIBLY SENDING THE UNIT TO AN INDEPENDENT TESTING CENTER TO SEE IF UNIT IS DEFECTIVEDEVICE NOT LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. INVALID DATA - WHETHER DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED. DEVICE WAS NOT EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. CONCLUSION: NO DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN (CANNOT DETERMINE). CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: NONE OR UNKNOWN. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZIMMER, INC. TOURNIQUET JOW ZIMMER, INC. A.T.S. 1500 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention