FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING 45MM

MDR report key: 2083414 · Received April 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
8030965-2011-00188
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 29, 2011
Report Date
April 8, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
KTT
PMA / PMN Number
K000684
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE CONCLUDED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN. MANUFACTURE DATE HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A 3.5MM LCP PROXIMAL HUMERUS PLATE AND 13 LOCKING SCREWS. X-RAYS TAKEN ON A FOLLOW-UP VISIT NOTED THE SCREWS TO BE BACKING OUT AND THE PLATE TO BE LIFTING FROM THE BONE. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM AND HARDWARE WAS REMOVED. THIS REPORT IS #11 OF 14 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING 45MM 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING 45MM KTT SYNTHES GMBH NA 2401816

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Required Intervention SCREWS| PLATE