FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNTHES

MDR report key: 1983758 · Received February 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5019337
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 1, 2011
Date of Event
March 1, 2010
Report Date
January 28, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES INC
Product Code
HSB
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON OR ABOUT (B)(6), 2010, I UNDERWENT SURGERY ON BOTH LEGS FOR COMPOUND FRACTURES. THE FEMORAL NAIL KIT THAT WENT IN THE LEFT FEMUR, THE SCREW ON THE LOWER PART OF FEMUR BROKE BEFORE 3 MONTHS WERE UP. I NOW HAVE 1 LEG SHORTER BECAUSE OF THIS. MORE SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNTHES RETROGRADE FEMORAL KIT HSB SYNTHES INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Hospitalization| R| S