DRILLABLE BONE VOID FILLER
Report
- Report Number
- 2530154-2023-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 7, 2023
- Date of Event
- August 3, 2023
- Report Date
- October 2, 2023
- Manufacturer
- DSM BIOMEDICAL
- Product Code
- MQV
- PMA / PMN Number
- K173362
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
INITIAL REPORTER WAS CONTACTED THREE TIMES. NO PATIENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATED THAT DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED AT TIBIAL PLATEAU. THE PATIENT RETURNED THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND ANOTHER BONE VOID FILLER WAS USED TO RAISE THE TIBIAL PLATEAU. REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE REPORTER STATES THAT THE USER UTILIZED MORE SALINE TO MIX THE POWDER THEN INSTRUCTED IN THE DEVICE'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PRODUCT CONSISTENCY ISSUES.
DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONAL CLINICAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND LIMITED TO REVIEW PROVIDED BY USER AND DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A FOLLOW UP REPORT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BONE VOID FILLER HAD A CHUNKY POWDERY APPEARANCE AFTER INITIAL MIXING. AFTER ADDING ADDITIONAL SALINE AND MIXING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME, THE BONE VOID FILLER HAD MORE OF A TOOTH-PASTE CONSISTENCY. THE BONE VOID FILLER WAS ABLE TO BE APPLIED INTO THE VOID. AFTER WAITING FOR 5 MINUTES, THE SURGEON CONTINUED THE CASE AND ATTACHED A 3.5 VA PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE SURGEON TOOK THE FINAL X-RAYS AND NOTED THAT THE LATERAL SIDE OF THE DEFECT HAD COLLAPSED. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT, IF ANY, REMEDIAL ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CONSISTENCY OF THE EXPOSED BVF WAS CHALKY AND WAS FLAKING OFF AS THE SURGEON TOUCHED IT. THERE WAS A 15 MIN SURGICAL DELAY BUT THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT RETURNED THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND HAD THE SURGERY REVISED AS THE VOID HAD COLLAPSED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2121930 | DRILLABLE BONE VOID FILLER | RESORBABLE CALCIUM SALT BONE VOID FILLER DEVICE | MQV | DSM BIOMEDICAL | 21005-05 | 7011816 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Required Intervention | 3.5 VA PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE |