FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NI

MDR report key: 1855129 · Received September 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
2520274-2010-00171
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 30, 2010
Report Date
September 13, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
HWC
PMA / PMN Number
NI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SYNTHES IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE MANUFACTURER THE PMA/510K NUMBER AND/OR THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO PART/LOT INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS REC'D AND NO PART/LOT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW CANNOT BE REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING EVALUATION OF X-RAYS, IT WAS DISCOVERED PT'S STATUS POST PROXIMAL FEMORAL PLATE AND SCREWS WAS REVISED TO A DCS PLATE AND SCREWS. THE X-RAY SHOWS THE BARREL OF THE DCS IMPLANT GOING THROUGH THE TIP OF THE GREATER TROCHANTER WITH THE LAG SCREW POSITIONED IN THE CENTER OF THE FEMORAL HEAD AND ONE PARTIALLY 6.5 MM CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW AND ONE 4.5 MM CORTEX SCREW SUPPORTING THE NECK REGION. SURGEON REMOVED THE HARDWARE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NI DCS PLATE HWC SYNTHES (USA) NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention SCREW