FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NI

MDR report key: 2121336 · Received June 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
3003506883-2011-00033
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 6, 2011
Report Date
November 14, 2025
Manufacturer
SYNTHES ELMIRA
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
K030858
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO PART/LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO PART/LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A JOURNAL ARTICLE: FAILURE OF PROXIMAL FEMORAL LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE: A CASE SERIES: ORTHOP TRAUMA. VOLUME 25, NUMBER 2 (B)(4) 2011 REPORTED: CASE #4: PT PRESENTED WITH TWO YEAR OLD RIGHT PERTROCHANTERIC NONUNION AFTER GUNSHOT WOUND. PT HAD A UNK PRIOR IMPLANTATION AND REMOVAL AND AN ASEPTIC NONUNION TREATED WITH BLADE PLATE. WHICH FAILED TWO MONTHS POST OP. HARDWARE WAS REMOVED PT REVISED TO LCP PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE. TWO WEEKS POST OP PT'S PAIN INCREASED, AN X-RAY SHOWED PLATE BROKEN AT THE SCREW PLATE INTERFACE PROXIMATELY. PT QUIT SMOKING AND PT WAS REVISED TO CEPHALOMEDULLARY NAIL AND IN TEN MONTHS THE NONUNION HEALED. FOUR OF SIX REPORTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NI LCP PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE HRS SYNTHES ELMIRA NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 36 YR Unknown Required Intervention SCREW