FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
WIRE DRIVER ATTACHMENT 0.6-1.6 MM
MDR report key: 19441596
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Received May 31, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- 1220246-2024-04616
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 31, 2024
- Date of Event
- March 21, 2023
- Report Date
- May 31, 2024
- Manufacturer
- ARTHREX, INC.
- Product Code
- HWE
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- 501
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
THIS 3500A RECORD IS SUBMITTED TO COMPLY WITH AN FDA 483 INSPECTIONAL OBSERVATION ISSUED TO ARTHREX INC ON MAY 5, 2023. ARTHREX HAS REASSESSED THE REPORTABILITY DECISIONS MADE ON HISTORICAL COMPLAINT RECORDS USING REVISED CRITERION. THIS 3500A DOCUMENT IS A RESULT OF THE REASSESSMENT. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND IN THE FULL VENDOR INVESTIGATION. THE COMPLAINT IS NOT CONFIRMED.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
IT WAS REPORTED ON 03/21/2023 BY A ARTHREX EMPLOYEE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN AR-300WD16 WIRE DRIVER ATTACHMENT, AR-300 HANDPIECE, AR-300DJ JACOBS CHUCK, AND AR-300PD24 PIN DRIVER ATTACHMENT ARE OVERHEATING DURING USE. NO CASE INVOLVEMENT, NO PATIENT EFFECT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299707 | WIRE DRIVER ATTACHMENT 0.6-1.6 MM | POWERED SURG ORTHOPEDIC INSTR | HWE | ARTHREX, INC. | WIRE DRIVER ATTACHMENT 0.6-1.6 MM | 13642815 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |