FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS

MDR report key: 1893473 · Received November 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
1219602-2010-00277
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 8, 2010
Date of Event
October 8, 2010
Report Date
October 8, 2010
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW ENDOSCOPY
Product Code
HWC
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PRODUCT IS BEING RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.(B)(4)

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A SLAP REPAIR THE SURGEON DROVE WITH A 2.9 DRILL, THEN THEY WENT TO TAP IT IN AND THE ANCHOR BROKE AT THE EYELET. THEY HAD TO PULL OUT THE ANCHOR AND RELOAD ANOTHER ONE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NOTHING REMAINS IN THE PATIENT UNSUPPORTED. THE DRILL WAS A SPADE TIP STYLE. THE PATIENT HAD AVERAGE BONE QUALITY. SALES REP. BELIEVES THE SURGEON WAS OFF ANGLE AFTER REMOVING THE DRILL AND INSERTING THE ANCHOR AS THERE IS NO DRILL GUIDE USED WITH THIS PRODUCT AT THIS TIME. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED BY DRILLING ANOTHER HOLE AND USING ANOTHER ANCHOR. ULTIMATELY THERE WERE THREE HOLES DRILLED AND ONE ANCHOR PLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS BIORAPTOR, KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHOR HWC SMITH & NEPHEW ENDOSCOPY 72202403 50346872

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1