FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LEGEND FOOTED ATTACHMENT

MDR report key: 2070763 · Received April 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
1625507-2011-00059
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 27, 2011
Report Date
March 29, 2011
Manufacturer
MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
Product Code
HBB
PMA / PMN Number
K020069
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REPORT CONFIRMED. EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE FOOTED PORTION WAS DAMAGED BY TOOL CONTACT. ON FOLLOW-UP, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT. THE USER MANUAL CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING WARNING "THE ATTACHMENT SHOULD NOT BE USED IF ANY PART OF THE ATTACHMENT APPEARS TO BE BENT, LOOSE, MISSING, OR DAMAGED. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE OR IMPROPER HANDLING, SUCH AS BENDING OR PRYING, OF THE ATTACHMENT OR DISSECTING TOOL MAY CAUSE INJURY TO THE PATIENT, OPERATOR AND/OR OPERATING ROOM STAFF." OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR FACTORY SERVICE IS BASED ON THE FACILITY'S USAGE; HOWEVER IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 24 MONTHS. THIS DEVICE HAS BEEN IN USE FOR 55 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY RECORD OF FACTORY SERVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE RETURNED FOR NON-SPECIFIED REPAIR. NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. REPAIR ESCALATED TO COMPLAINT ON DECONTAMINATION DUE TO THE ATTACHMENT BEING DAMAGED BY TOOL CONTACT. ON FOLLOW-UP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER THE CASE WAS COMPLETE AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LEGEND FOOTED ATTACHMENT MOTOR, DRILL, PNEUMATIC HBB MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS N/A N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1