FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DISTAL TIP EXTRACTOR ASSEMBLY

MDR report key: 1571519 · Received December 21, 2009

Report

Report Number
2249697-2009-00907
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 21, 2009
Date of Event
December 1, 2009
Report Date
December 1, 2009
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
Product Code
HWB
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. NO ADDITIONAL INFO IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN REVISING A OMNIFLEX MHA STEM THE STEM WAS REMOVED, BUT THE "BULLIT TIP" REMAINED IN FEMUR. THIS EXTRACTOR WAS USED TO REMOVE THE "BULLIT TIP", BUT WAS BROKEN DURING THIS PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DISTAL TIP EXTRACTOR ASSEMBLY INSTRUMENT HWB STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK