FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SCREW
MDR report key: 2040372
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Received February 15, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2032499-2011-00070
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 15, 2011
- Report Date
- June 2, 2009
- Manufacturer
- INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC.
- Product Code
- MRW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K082795
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ROOT CAUSE: INSTRUMENT SUPPLIER LEFT A BURR IN THE DISTAL TIP WHILE MFG. THIS BURR PREVENTED THE INSTRUMENT FROM MATING WITH THE IMPLANT. AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, THE SUPPLIER REVISED HIS MACHINING PROCESS TO ELIMINATE ANY BURRS AND A FUNCTIONAL FIT TEST WAS IMPLEMENTED AT THE SUPPLIER AND UPON RECEIPT FROM THE SUPPLIER. INITIALLY IT WAS DETERMINED THE EVENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE. ON A SUBSEQUENT RE-REVIEW, IT WAS DETERMINED THIS EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DEVICE EVALUATION: RETURNED IMPLANT WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED. DAMAGE WAS SEEN ON TOP OF THE SCREW. INSTRUMENT WAS NOT RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE DRIVER COULD NOT CAPTURE THE SCREW.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCREW | MRW | INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC. | 9045-02 | 041409-A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |