FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PERPOS PLS SYSTEM: KWIRE

MDR report key: 2045586 · Received February 28, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032499-2011-00019
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 28, 2011
Date of Event
November 19, 2007
Report Date
November 19, 2007
Manufacturer
INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC.
Product Code
MRW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ROOT CAUSE: SUPPLIER MACHINED THE WIRES INCORRECTLY. CRITICAL FEATURES NOT INSPECTED. AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, ALL WIRES IN INVENTORY WERE REWORKED SO THAT THE WIRES COULD FIT WITHIN THE IMPLANT INNER DIAMETER. INITIALLY, IT WAS DETERMINED THE EVENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE. ON A SUBSEQUENT RE-REVIEW, IT WAS DETERMINED THIS EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE K-WIRE, THE IMPLANT CAME WITH IT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PERPOS PLS SYSTEM: KWIRE MRW INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC. 9045-02 050907A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention