FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
2.5MM DRILL BIT/QC/GOLD/110MM
MDR report key: 1921025
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Received December 8, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 1719045-2010-00358
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 8, 2010
- Date of Event
- October 28, 2010
- Report Date
- November 8, 2010
- Manufacturer
- SYNTHES MONUMENT
- Product Code
- HTW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K962913
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THIS INFO WAS NOT PROVIDED DURING INITIAL REPORT. ADD'L INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED. (B)(6). SUBJECT DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING; NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE MFG RECORDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING AN ORIF OF A TIBIA/ANKLE ON A MATURE MALE, THE DRILL BIT BROKE IN THE BONE AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. SURGEON HAD PLANNED TO IMPLANT A SYNDESMOTIC SCREW.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.5MM DRILL BIT/QC/GOLD/110MM | QUICK COUPLING DRILL BITS | HTW | SYNTHES MONUMENT | NA | U122441 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 YR |