FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TAPERED DRILL

MDR report key: 2041185 · Received March 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
9616696-2011-00044
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 29, 2011
Date of Event
February 4, 2011
Report Date
March 3, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER INSTRUMENTS CORK
Product Code
DZJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE BUR SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION, IT WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE TIP OF THE BUR WAS BROKEN FROM THE SHANK, HOWEVER, THE BROKEN PIECE WAS NOT RETURNED. THE BUR WAS MEASURED WHERE POSSIBLE AND ALL DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS WERE MET. MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. THE ROOT CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN SSRO (SAGITTAL SPLIT RAMUS OSTEOTOMY) PROCEDURE, THE TIP OF THE BUR BROKE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT ADDITIONAL GRINDING OFF THE SURROUNDING BONE USING ANOTHER BUR WAS REQUIRED TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN PIECE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TAPERED DRILL DZJ STRYKER INSTRUMENTS CORK 08080017

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention