FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RASP KNF

MDR report key: 15397319 · Received September 9, 2022

Report

Report Number
1219602-2022-01338
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 9, 2022
Date of Event
August 17, 2022
Report Date
March 15, 2023
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Product Code
NBH
UDI-DI
03596010092014
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INTERNAL COMPLAINT REFERENCE: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H10: H3, H6: THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP FOUND BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE REPORTED EVENT. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW FOUND NO SIMILAR REPORTED EVENTS. A REVIEW OF DEVICE RECORDS SHOWED THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS TO SUGGEST THAT THE PRODUCT DID NOT MEET MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATION UPON RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND TO INCLUDE CONDITIONS OF OFF LABEL USE AND TECHNIQUE SPECIFICS, AS WELL AS PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS RELATED TO THE USE OF THE DEVICE. A RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW FOUND THAT THE REPORTED FAILURE AND/OR HARM WAS DOCUMENTED APPROPRIATELY, AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS TO SUGGEST THE ANTICIPATED RISK IS NOT ADEQUATE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND THAT IT IS NOT IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING. THE RASP IS FRACTURED AWAY FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE DEVICE. NO LOOSE MATERIAL WAS RETURNED NO RELEVANT SUPPORTING CLINICAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ASSIST WITH A CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL CLINICAL INFORMATION BE PROVIDED, THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED, AND THE ROOT CAUSE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH UNINTENDED USE OF THE DEVICE. FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT INCLUDE AN APPLICATION OF UNINTENDED INAPPROPRIATE OR EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE DEVICE, ATTEMPTED CORRECTION OF A DAMAGED DEVICE, OR AN IMPACT EVENT INCONSISTENT WITH NORMAL USE. PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPER USE OF THE DEVICE AND POTENTIAL TROUBLESHOOTING METHODS TO PREVENT FUTURE REOCCURRENCE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. NO CONTAINMENT OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY PROCEDURE, BEFORE PLACING THE ANCHOR, A STRAIGHT RASP WAS USED AND THE TIP BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. NO SURGICAL DELAY NOR FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2215947 RASP KNF ACCESSORIES,ARTHROSCOPIC NBH SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 013977 50352605 03596010092014

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Male Other