FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNIVERSAL DRILL
MDR report key: 1813027
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Received August 12, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 1811755-2010-00932
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 12, 2010
- Date of Event
- July 28, 2009
- Report Date
- July 28, 2009
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO
- Product Code
- ERL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K040300
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DRILL WAS RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. INTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE EVALUATED AND THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. MOTOR CORROSION WILL CREATE FRICTION WITHIN THE ROTOR, AND GENERATE HEAT. THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION CONDUCTED AT THE MANUFACTURER, THE DRILL HEATED UP. THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE, SO THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. NO USER INJURY WAS REPORTED, AND NO OTHER ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE ALLEGED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNIVERSAL DRILL | DRILLS, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INC | ERL | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |