FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CORE IMPACTION DRILL

MDR report key: 2081238 · Received April 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
1811755-2011-01424
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2011
Date of Event
March 29, 2011
Report Date
March 29, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO
Product Code
DZJ
PMA / PMN Number
K040369
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MT, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DURING QUALITY INVESTIGATION, THE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT COULD WAS DUPLICATED; THE DEVICE OVERHEATED DURING TESTING. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE DEVICE, A DAMAGED MOTOR, ROTOR, DRIVESHAFT, AND OTHER COMPONENT PARTS WERE NOTED. CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR CARTRIDGE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPLACED, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DONE AND THE DEVICE WAS REPAIRED ADN RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE STRYKER CORE IMPACTION DRILL WAS SENT IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE PT'S LIP DURING AN ORAL PROCEDURE. THE BURN WAS A 1CM BY 1CM SECOND DEGREE BURN ON THE WET DRY LINE OF THE LOWER LIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN, SCARRING MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR. THE BURN WAS TREATED WITH A STEROID CREAM AND BACITRACIN OINTMENT. THE PHYSICIAN HAS NOT EVALUATED THE PT SINCE THE EVENT OCCURRED AS THE PT HAS NOT RETURNED FOR A FOLLOW UP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CORE IMPACTION DRILL DZJ STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 21 YR Other