FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PRE-OWNED UNIVERSAL DRIVER
MDR report key: 1731992
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Received December 22, 2009
Report
- Report Number
- 1811755-2009-01015
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 22, 2009
- Date of Event
- May 14, 2009
- Report Date
- May 14, 2009
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO
- Product Code
- ERL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K943569
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE HANDPIECE WAS RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. INTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE EVALUATED AND A COMPONENT FAILURE WAS DETERMINED AS THE CAUSE OF THE RUN-ON CONDITION. THE COMPONENT FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, WHICH IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY IMPROPER CLEANING/STERILIZATION TECHNIQUES. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AND THE HANDPIECE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HANDPIECE CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THE TRIGGER WAS NO LONGER ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT OR USER INJURY, OR OF ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRE-OWNED UNIVERSAL DRIVER | DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLU | ERL | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |