FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EXOTOE STAPLE

MDR report key: 15321074 · Received August 30, 2022

Report

Report Number
3015200653-2022-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 30, 2022
Date of Event
April 28, 2021
Report Date
August 30, 2022
Manufacturer
EXOTOE, LLC
Product Code
JDR
PMA / PMN Number
K172205
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS LOT WAS REVIEWED AND NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED. DR. (B)(6) STATED WHEN THE INCISION DEHISCED, THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS AND DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE IMPLANT AND WITHOUT SOFT TISSUE COVERAGE, DR. (B)(6) EXPLANTED THE EXOTOE IMPLANT AND GRAFTED THE SKIN TO HEAL. DR. (B)(6) BELIEVES THE HARDWARE WAS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE SKIN AND THERE WAS PROBABLY POOR TENDON COVERAGE OVER THE IMPLANT WHICH LED TO DIRECT DEHISCENCE. ANOTHER REASON HE STATED WOULD BE THAT THIS IMPLANT REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT INCREASED AMOUNT OF DISSECTION COMPARED TO MOST HAMMERTOE PROCEDURES AND THAT THE SKIN WAS STRETCHED TOO MUCH.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

INCISIONAL DEHISCENCE WITH ULTIMATELY EXPLANT OF THE DEVICE DUE TO HARDWARE EXPOSURE ON THE RIGHT SECOND TOE. DR. (B)(6) STATED THE K-WIRE WAS REMOVED AT TWO WEEKS AND ABOUT 3 DAYS AFTER IT WAS REMOVED, THE INCISION DEHISCED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
299828 EXOTOE STAPLE STAPLE, FIXATION, BONE JDR EXOTOE, LLC 276109319A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Female Required Intervention K-WIRE USED FOR TEMPORARY FIXATION