FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LOANER CAST CUTTER

MDR report key: 2082115 · Received April 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
1811755-2011-01415
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 26, 2011
Date of Event
April 5, 2011
Report Date
April 5, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO
Product Code
HAB
PMA / PMN Number
PRE-AMEN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEVICE WOULD NOT POWER ON AND HAD A MELTED BACK CAP AROUND THE BRUSH HOLDERS. THIS WAS LIKELY WHAT THE CUSTOMER SAW BUT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BECAUSE THE DEVICE DID NOT POWER ON. THE BACK CAP AS WELL AS THE BRUSH HOLDERS WERE REPLACED, AND THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS REPAIRS RELEVANT TO THE REPORTED EVENT BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE SERVICE HISTORY OF THIS DEVICE. NO ADVERSE TRENDS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THE LAST (12) MONTHS OF COMPLAINT DATA. THE DEVICE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE ACCOUNT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SAW WAS SMOKING FROM THE SWITCH WHILE IN USE. THEY STOPPED USING IT AND USED A BACKUP SAW. THERE WERE NO DELAYS AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LOANER CAST CUTTER HAB STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK