FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

2.5 CORTICAL SCREW

MDR report key: 2101757 · Received May 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
2101757
Date Received
May 13, 2011
Date of Event
May 6, 2011
Report Date
May 13, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES
Product Code
HWC
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
RI, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A 2.5 SYNTHES CORTICAL SCREW BROKE WHILE BEING TAKEN OUT FROM THE PT'S RIGHT ANKLE; THE BROKEN PART WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE PT. FLAT PLATE X-RAY WAS ORDERED BY SURGEON AND X-RAY FILM WAS VISUALIZED AND CLEARED ALSO BY THE SURGEON. SCREW SENT TO PATHOLOGY WITH REST OF HARDWARE REMOVED FROM PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 2.5 CORTICAL SCREW SCREW, FIXATION, BONE HWC SYNTHES * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR