FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION CABLE PLATE SS 9 HOLE

MDR report key: 1770944 · Received July 27, 2010

Report

Report Number
1825034-2010-00288
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 27, 2010
Report Date
June 30, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JDQ
PMA / PMN Number
K982545
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO MEDWATCH REPORT WAS RECEIVED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR. DATE OF EVENT - UNKNOWN.DATE IMPLANTED - APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO; EXACT DATE UNKNOWN.DATE EXPLANTED - UNKNOWN.(B) (4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE UTILIZING A COMPRESSION CABLE PLATE. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN. RADIOGRAPHS TAKEN REVEALED TORSION OF THE PLATE, AND A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE CABLE PLATE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DYNAMIC COMPRESSION CABLE PLATE SS 9 HOLE CERCLAGE, FIXATION JDQ BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 590210

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R