FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LEGEND FOOTED ATTACHMENT

MDR report key: 1922960 · Received December 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
1625507-2010-00079
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 13, 2010
Report Date
November 29, 2010
Manufacturer
MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
Product Code
HBB
PMA / PMN Number
K020069
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REPORT CONFIRMED. EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE FOOTED PORTION WAS DAMAGED BY TOOL CONTACT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE INTERNAL TUBE BEARINGS HAD FAILED, THE COLOR BAND WAS FADED AND THE ETCHING WAS ILLEGIBLE. ON FOLLOW-UP IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT. THE USER MANUAL CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING WARNING "THE ATTACHMENT SHOULD NOT BE USED IF ANY PART OF THE ATTACHMENT APPEARS TO BE BENT, LOOSE, MISSING, OR DAMAGED. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE OR IMPROPER HANDLING, SUCH AS BENDING OR PRYING, OF THE ATTACHMENT OR DISSECTING TOOL MAY CAUSE INJURY TO THE PATIENT, OPERATOR AND/OR OPERATING ROOM STAFF." OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR FACTORY SERVICE IS BASED ON THE FACILITY'S USAGE; HOWEVER IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 24 MONTHS. THIS DEVICE HAS BEEN IN USE FOR 35 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY RECORD OF FACTORY SERVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE RETURNED FOR NON-SPECIFIED REPAIR. NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. REPAIR REQUEST ESCALATED TO COMPLAINT ON EVALUATION DUE TO THE ATTACHMENT FOOT BEING DAMAGED BY TOOL CONTACT. ON FOLLOW-UP, IT WAS NOTED THAT NO INTERNAL REPORT WAS FILED AND NO PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LEGEND FOOTED ATTACHMENT MOTOR, DRILL, PNEUMATIC HBB MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS N/A N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1