FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

REPAIR U2 DRILL

MDR report key: 1902888 · Received November 12, 2010

Report

Report Number
1811755-2010-01671
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 12, 2010
Date of Event
October 21, 2010
Report Date
October 21, 2010
Manufacturer
STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO
Product Code
ERL
PMA / PMN Number
K040300
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DRILL ATTACHMENT WAS RECEIVED BY THE MFR AND THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. INTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE EVALUATED, AND EXTENSIVE CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED WITHIN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY, ROTOR ASSEMBLY, AND BEARINGS. THE PRESENCE OF CORROSION CAN LEAD TO INCREASED FRICTION BETWEEN ROTATING COMPONENTS, RESULTING IN HEAT BEING GENERATED. THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY, ROTOR ASSEMBLY, AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AND THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE USER FACILITY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DRILL HEATED UP. THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE, SO THERE WAS NO PT INVOLVEMENT. NO USER INJURY WAS REPORTED, AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE ALLEGED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 REPAIR U2 DRILL DRILLS, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC), INC ERL STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK