FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ARTHRODESIS NAIL, LEFT 13 X 700MM
MDR report key: 1564841
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Received December 1, 2009
Report
- Report Number
- 9610622-2009-00420
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 1, 2009
- Date of Event
- November 3, 2009
- Report Date
- November 4, 2009
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER OSTEOSYNTHESIS KIEL
- Product Code
- HSB
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, ANY ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "THE CASE WAS AN EXCHANGE-NAILING FOR A NON-UNION. PT HAD A 10MMX700MM T2 ARTHRODESIS NAIL IN. IT WAS REMOVED AND DR. DAHL REAMED UP 2 SIZES IN ORDER TO PUT IN OUR 13X700MM ARTHRODESIS NAIL. WHEN THAT IMPLANT WAS OPENED, IT HAD RIPPED THROUGH BOTH SETS OF PLASTIC STERILE PACKAGING. BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER BOXES WERE INTACT, BUT THERE WAS NO "END-CAP" OVER THE SHARP DRIVING END OF NAIL END, IT RIPPED THROUGH STERILE PACKAGING AND WAS NOT STERILE. SURGEON HAD TO REAM DEEPER IN PT'S TIBIA AND PUT IN A 13X740MM NAIL".
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARTHRODESIS NAIL, LEFT 13 X 700MM | IMPLANT | HSB | STRYKER OSTEOSYNTHESIS KIEL | NA | K133245 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | Other |