FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

T10 DRIVER, RETAINING

MDR report key: 20332198 · Received September 30, 2024

Report

Report Number
1220246-2024-07894
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 30, 2024
Date of Event
September 18, 2024
Report Date
June 11, 2025
Manufacturer
ARTHREX, INC.
Product Code
HRS
UDI-DI
00848665039320
PMA / PMN Number
K202489
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
501

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: G3, H3, H6 BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE DEVICE (IF AVAILABLE AND RETURNED), PICTURES, VIDEOS, EVENT DESCRIPTION, AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE FIELD, ARTHREX WAS ABLE TO CONCLUDE A MOST LIKELY CAUSE. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED FAILURE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO OVERSTRESSING A DEVICE THAT IS DAMAGED NATURALLY AND INEVITABLY AS A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR OR AGING FROM REPEATED USAGE/REPROCESSING.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED UPON AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ON 09/18/2024, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT (QTY. 2) OF A 5042-100 T10 DRIVER WAS USED WITH A TORQUE LIMITING HANDLE, YET THE THREADS WERE BENT, SO THEY DID NOT PROPERLY GRIP THE SCREWS. NO PIECES BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY USING A T10 DRIVER FROM THE 2.7 MINI FRAG SET WITHOUT ISSUES. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024, WITH NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2585113 T10 DRIVER, RETAINING BONE FIXATION PLATE HRS ARTHREX, INC. T10 DRIVER, RETAINING UNK 00848665039320

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown