FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASCENSION PIP

MDR report key: 2030567 · Received March 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
1651501-2011-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 18, 2011
Date of Event
January 11, 2011
Report Date
March 18, 2011
Manufacturer
ASCENSION ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
Product Code
NEG
PMA / PMN Number
H010005
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

X-RAYS WERE SUPPLIED, BUT SHOWED THE DISTAL COMPONENT WAS NOT FRACTURED. AN EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED COMPONENTS WAS COMPLETED. THE FRACTURE OF THIS COMPONENT MAY BE DUE TO REMOVAL OR MISHANDLING. IF ADD'L INFO IS OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. CONCLUSIONS: HEAD-STEM FRACTURES, AS OBSERVED IN THE SIZE 20 PROXIMAL COMPONENT, ARE KNOWN TO OCCUR AS A RESULT OF SURGICALLY IMPACTING AN UNSUPPORTED HEAD AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER OBLIQUE OSTEOTOMY PREPARATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT A PT IN (B)(6) HAD A PROXIMAL COMPONENT FRACTURED. AN X-RAY THAT WAS SUPPLIED CONFIRMED THIS OBSERVATION. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AN ADD'L FRACTURED PROXIMAL COMPONENT WAS RETURNED ALONG WITH A FRACTURED DISTAL COMPONENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASCENSION PIP FINGER PYROLYTIC CARBON PROSTHESIS NEG ASCENSION ORTHOPEDICS, INC. PIP-200-20D-WW

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R