FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIPASS DISPOSABLE PUSHER SINGLE PACK

MDR report key: 2132765 · Received June 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00517
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2011
Date of Event
May 3, 2011
Report Date
May 25, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE
Product Code
HXO
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND THAT IT FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED.THIS REPORT FILED (B)(4), 2011.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. EVALUATION IN PROCESS BUT NOT YET COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION OF EVALUATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SENT TO THE FDA. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE UTILIZING A NITINOL WIRE PUSHER ON (B)(6) 2011. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE NITINOL WIRE PUSHER WOULD NOT PASS THE SUTURE THROUGH THE PATIENT'S ROTATOR CUFF AND REPORTEDLY BENT. ANOTHER NITINOL WIRE PUSHER WAS ATTEMPTED WITH THE SAME RESULT. THIS CAUSED A DELAY OF GREATER THAN THIRTY MINUTES TO THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIPASS DISPOSABLE PUSHER SINGLE PACK PUSHER HXO BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE N/A 343600

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R