FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASCENSION PIP

MDR report key: 2030570 · Received March 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
1651501-2011-00011
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 WERE NOT CONCLUSIVE IN A CAUSE. AN EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED COMPONENTS WAS COMPLETED. THE FRACTURE OF THIS COMPONENT MAY BE DUE TO IMPROPER OBLIQUE OSTEOTOMY PREPARATION. IF ADD'L INFO IS OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENT 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-200-20P-WW

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R