TRINITY
Report
- Report Number
- 9614209-2024-00353
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 8, 2024
- Date of Event
- June 24, 2024
- Report Date
- September 11, 2024
- Manufacturer
- CORIN LTD
- Product Code
- LZO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K093472
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
(B)(4). FINAL REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE PART NO. AND LOT CODE OF THE ASSOCIATED TRINITY ACETABULAR SHELL, A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE REPORTED SCREW, WHY THE REPORTED SCREW IS NOT ABLE TO BE RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION, WHETHER ALL BROKEN PARTS OF THE SCREW WERE LOCATED AND REMOVED FROM THE JOINT SPACE, WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT ANY BROKEN PART OF THE SCREW REMAINED IN THE PATIENT, POST-OP X-RAYS, OPERATIVE NOTES, WERE TRINITY INSTRUMENTS USED TO PREPARE THE SCREW HOLES, WAS THE CORRECT ANGULATION (AS PER THE CORIN TRINITY OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE) USED WHEN INSERTING THE SCREW, WAS THE SHELL FULLY IMPACTED WITHIN THE ACETABULUM PRIOR TO THE INSERTION OF THE SCREW, WHETHER THE SURGEON WAS SATISFIED WITH THE FIXATION OF THE SHELL AND OUTCOME OF THE SURGERY AND AN UPDATE ON THE PATIENT POST-OP WAS REQUESTED IN ORDER TO PROGRESS WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT. THE REPORTER CONFIRMED THAT ALL BROKEN PARTS OF THE SCREW WERE RETRIEVED AND NONE WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THE BROKEN SCREW WAS THEN DISCARDED OF AFTER SURGERY. OPERATIVE NOTES AND X-RAYS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE DETAILS WERE PROVIDED AND THE RELEVANT DEVICE MANUFACTURING RECORDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND REVIEWED. ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RECORDS CONFORMED TO MATERIAL AND DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATION AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. ADDITIONALLY, CORIN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER REPORTS REGARDING DEVICES FROM THESE BATCHES. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CAN BE CONDUCTED, AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SCREW FRACTURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THIS CASE IS NOW CONSIDERED CLOSED, HOWEVER, SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE PROVIDED THEN THIS CASE MAY BE RE-OPENED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. PLEASE NOTE: THIS REPORT IS FILED WITH THE FDA DUE TO AN ADVERSE EVENT EXPERIENCED WITH A DEVICE THAT IS SIMILAR TO THOSE PLACED ON THE MARKET IN THE USA, HOWEVER, THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE USA. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, REPORTING ENTITY, ENTITY'S REPRESENTATIVE OR DISTRIBUTOR CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.
PER -(B)(4) INITIAL REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE PART NO. AND LOT CODE OF THE ASSOCIATED TRINITY ACETABULAR SHELL, A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE REPORTED SCREW, WHY THE REPORTED SCREW IS NOT ABLE TO BE RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION, WHETHER ALL BROKEN PARTS OF THE SCREW WERE LOCATED AND REMOVED FROM THE JOINT SPACE, WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT ANY BROKEN PART OF THE SCREW REMAINED IN THE PATIENT, POST-OP X-RAYS, OPERATIVE NOTES, WERE TRINITY INSTRUMENTS USED TO PREPARE THE SCREW HOLES, WAS THE CORRECT ANGULATION (AS PER THE CORIN TRINITY OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE) USED WHEN INSERTING THE SCREW, WAS THE SHELL FULLY IMPACTED WITHIN THE ACETABULUM PRIOR TO THE INSERTION OF THE SCREW, WHETHER THE SURGEON WAS SATISFIED WITH THE FIXATION OF THE SHELL AND OUTCOME OF THE SURGERY AND AN UPDATE ON THE PATIENT POST-OP HAS BEEN REQUESTED IN ORDER TO PROGRESS WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT, AND ID RECEIVED, WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE DETAILS WERE PROVIDED AND THE RELEVANT DEVICE MANUFACTURING RECORD WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND REVIEWED. PLEASE NOTE: THIS REPORT IS FILED WITH THE FDA DUE TO AN ADVERSE EVENT EXPERIENCED WITH A DEVICE THAT IS SIMILAR TO THOSE PLACED ON THE MARKET IN THE USA, HOWEVER, THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE USA. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, REPORTING ENTITY, ENTITY'S REPRESENTATIVE OR DISTRIBUTOR CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.
TRINITY CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW: PART OF THE METAL SHAVED OFF THE SCREW HEAD WHEN INSERTING INTO THE TRINITY SHELL.
TRINITY CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW: PART OF THE METAL SHAVED OFF THE SCREW HEAD WHEN INSERTING INTO THE TRINITY SHELL..
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193298 | TRINITY | ACETABULAR HIP SYSTEM | LZO | CORIN LTD | 321.020 | 550479 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | TRINITY ACETABULAR SHELL: 321.03.350, 552297.| TRINITY ACETABULAR SHELL: DEVICE DETAILS UNKNOWN. |