FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNIVERSAL HIGH TORQUE DRILL

MDR report key: 1851045 · Received September 28, 2010

Report

Report Number
1811755-2010-01258
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 28, 2010
Date of Event
August 30, 2010
Report Date
August 30, 2010
Manufacturer
STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO
Product Code
HBE
PMA / PMN Number
K032303
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE HANDPIECE WAS RECEIVED AT THE MFR FOR SERVICE AND EVAL. THE INITIAL COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION DETAILS, THE BALL BEARINGS WERE CHIPPED AND THE MOTOR HAD EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE. THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND BEARINGS WILL BE REPLACED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HANDPIECE BEGAN OVERHEATING AT THE END OF A LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PT OR USER INJURY, AND THE CASE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE SAME DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNIVERSAL HIGH TORQUE DRILL POWERED SIMPLE CRANIAL DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES, A HBE STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK