FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SIZE #4 4-IN-1 CUTTING BLOCK CAPTURED ASSY. TRIA.
MDR report key: 1974050
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Received December 28, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 2249697-2010-01907
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 28, 2010
- Date of Event
- December 1, 2010
- Report Date
- December 1, 2010
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
- Product Code
- LXH
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THEN IT WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. THIS IS THE SAME PATIENT/EVENT AS MFR # 2249697-2010-01904, 01905, 01906, 01908, 01909, 01910, 01911 & 01912.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE TRIATHLON EXPRESS CUTTING BLOCKS WERE SENT LOOSE IN A TRAY TO THE HOSPITAL AS THERE IS NO IDENTIFIED SPOT FOR THEM IN THE INSTRUMENT TRAY. THEY WERE STERILIZED IN A GREEN PLASTIC TRAY, HOWEVER, THE SPIKES ON THE CUTTING BLOCKS PIERCED THROUGH THE DRAPE WRAPPING MAKING THE TRAY & INSTRUMENTS UNSTERILE AND CAUSING THE CASE TO BE CANCELLED. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED WHILE UNWRAPPING/OPENING THE INSTRUMENTS SET IN THEATRE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIZE #4 4-IN-1 CUTTING BLOCK CAPTURED ASSY. TRIA. | INSTRUMENT | LXH | STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Required Intervention |