FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

5.0MM TI LOCKING HEAD SCREW

MDR report key: 2020156 · Received March 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
8030965-2011-00048
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 7, 2011
Date of Event
January 27, 2011
Report Date
February 18, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
KTT
PMA / PMN Number
K000682
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SYNTHES IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DEVICE REPORT RECEIVED FROM (B)(6) INDICATES PT STATUS POST PLATE AND SCREW IMPLANTATION ON AN UNK DATE RETURNED TO SURGEON, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE SCREWS WERE BROKEN. SURGEON REMOVED THE HARDWARE AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER PLATE AND SCREWS. SURGEON NOTED THE SCREWS BROKE WITH NO APPLIED LOADS. THIS IS FOUR OF FIVE REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 5.0MM TI LOCKING HEAD SCREW LOCKING SCREWS KTT SYNTHES GMBH NA 2653911

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Required Intervention