FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
SAFEDGE SAFEDGE 2108 SAGITTAL BLADE STERNUM REVISION
MDR report key: 18967201
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Received March 25, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- 3015967359-2024-00551
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- March 25, 2024
- Date of Event
- February 27, 2024
- Report Date
- March 25, 2024
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-A DIVISION OF STRYKER CORP
- Product Code
- GFA
- UDI-DI
- 04546540042088
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- BR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
H6: THE QUALITY INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. H3 OTHER TEXT : DEVICE NOT RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING "OPENING OF THE STERNUM, INTRAOPERATIVELY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SAW HAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED MYOCARDIAL INJURY". FURTHER DETAILS PROVIDED STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ELECTIVE PROCEDURE FOR ATRIOVENTRICULAR SEPTUM CORRECTION. THE BLADE BEING USED WAS NOT REPORTED TO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT DURING THE INCISION IN THE STERNUM, THE SAW WENT BEYOND THE BONE LIMITS AND REACHED STRUCTURES OF THE MYOCARDIAL MUSCLES. THE PATIENT DIED FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500359 | SAFEDGE SAFEDGE 2108 SAGITTAL BLADE STERNUM REVISION | BLADE, SAW, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY, SURGICAL | GFA | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-A DIVISION OF STRYKER CORP | 23137017 | 04546540042088 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Death | 7208000000 SYSTEM 7 SAGITTAL SAW| 7215000000 STRYKER SMARTLIFE BATTERY PACK, LARGE |