FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

36MM +0(STD) V40 TRIAL HEAD

MDR report key: 1905620 · Received November 12, 2010

Report

Report Number
2249697-2010-01535
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 12, 2010
Date of Event
October 19, 2010
Report Date
October 19, 2010
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
Product Code
LXH
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "AFTER REDUCTION WITH THE TRIAL HEAD AND CENT PILLAR STEM, THE SURGEON COULD NOT DISSOCIATE IT FROM THE NECK OF A STEM. BECAUSE, IT WAS TOO TIGHT. THEREFORE, THE SURGEON WAS TRYING TO DISSOCIATE THE TRIAL HEAD WITH A HOSPITAL DEVICE AGAIN AND AGAIN. AS A RESULT, HE COULD DISSOCIATE IT FROM THE NECK OF A STEM, BUT THE STEM NECK WAS SCRATCHED."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 36MM +0(STD) V40 TRIAL HEAD INSTRUMENT LXH STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH NA MHAV2L

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention