METAFIX
Report
- Report Number
- 9614209-2024-00374
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 10, 2024
- Date of Event
- August 28, 2024
- Report Date
- November 26, 2024
- Manufacturer
- CORIN LTD
- Product Code
- JDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K082525
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
PER (B)(4) INITIAL REPORT. THE REPORTED METAFIX STRAIGHT STEM PUNCH IS BEING RETURNED AND WILL BE EXAMINED. THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AND THE RELEVANT DEVICE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND REVIEWED. PLEASE NOTE: THIS REPORT IS FILED WITH THE FDA DUE TO AN 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 -7664 FINAL REPORT. THE REPORTED METAFIX STRAIGHT STEM PUNCH WAS RETURNED AND EXAMINED. THE ASSOCIATED METAFIX COLLARED STEM WAS NOT RETURNED AND THUS THE PARTS COULD NOT BE FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED TOGETHER TO VERIFY THIS REPORT. THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE DETAILS WERE PROVIDED AND THE RELEVANT DEVICE MANUFACTURING RECORDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND REVIEWED. ALL FINISHED PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RECORDS CONFORMED TO MATERIAL AND DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATION AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. ADDITIONALLY, CORIN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER REPORTS RELATING TO DEVICES FROM THESE BATCHES. EXAMINATION OF THE METAFIX STRAIGHT STEM PUNCH IDENTIFIED DAMAGE AND SLIGHT BURRING OF THE CONNECTION END THAT INSERTS INTO THE STEM. THIS DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THE STEM PUNCH BEING DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE STEM. THEREFORE, THIS CASE IS NOW CONSIDERED CLOSED. PLEASE NOTE: THIS REPORT IS FILED WITH THE FDA DUE TO AN 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.
DURING SURGERY, THE METAFIX STRAIGHT STEM PUNCH BECAME STUCK IN SHOULDER OF THE DEFINITIVE STEM. THE INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE STEM USING A MALLET WHICH DISLODGED THE STEM SLIGHTLY. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE STEM FROM THE FEMORAL CANAL RE-BROACHED AND A LARGER STEM IMPLANTED.
DURING SURGERY, THE METAFIX STRAIGHT STEM PUNCH BECAME STUCK IN SHOULDER OF THE DEFINITIVE STEM. THE INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE STEM USING A MALLET WHICH DISLODGED THE STEM SLIGHTLY. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE STEM FROM THE FEMORAL CANAL RE-BROACHED AND A LARGER STEM IMPLANTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223383 | METAFIX | STRAIGHT STEM PUNCH | JDI | CORIN LTD | 340.362 | 352748-05 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | METAFIX COLLARED STEM: 579.2102, 541859| METAFIX COLLARED STEM: 579.2102, 541859 |