FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GRAFT FILTER FOR RIA-STERILE

MDR report key: 1933194 · Received December 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
1719045-2010-00362
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 14, 2010
Date of Event
November 29, 2010
Report Date
November 29, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MONUMENT
Product Code
HTO
PMA / PMN Number
K042899
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADD'L INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SUBJECT DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NEITHER IMPLANTED NOR EXPLANTED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WILL BE REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A HIND FOOT FUSION SURGEON WAS REAMING THE RIGHT TIBIA WITH A 12MM REAMER HEAD FOR GRAFT MATERIAL. THE (B)(6) NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED A FEW TIMES AND THE SURGEON LEFT THE SUCTION ON. SURGEON DISCOVERED THAT NO GRAFT MATERIAL WENT INTO THE FILTER. SURGEON SELECTED ANOTHER FILTER AND USED A LARGER 12.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR ADDITIONAL REAMING OF THE RIGHT TIBIA. SURGEON COLLECTED ONLY 10CC OF GRAFT MATERIAL AND USED ADDITIONAL GRAFT FROM A PACKAGED SOURCE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GRAFT FILTER FOR RIA-STERILE GRAFT FILTER HTO SYNTHES MONUMENT NA 6452136

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI REAMER HEAD