FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SCREW

MDR report key: 2151585 · Received June 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
2520274-2011-00501
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 29, 2011
Report Date
June 3, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
HWC
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED. MFR AND 510K CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITHOUT A PART NUMBER. DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED AND PART/LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD CANNOT BE REVIEWED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT EXPERIENCED A LEFT WRIST FRACTURE AND HAD A VOLAR DISTAL RADIUS PLATE AND SCREWS IMPLANTED IN (B)(6) 2008. PT REPORTS SHE BEGAN TO HAVE DIFFICULTY MOVING HER INDEX FINGER. PT WENT TO A DIFFERENT DOCTOR WHO STATED ONE SCREW WAS TOO LONG. HARDWARE WAS REMOVED IN (B)(6) 2011 AND A TENDON REPAIR WAS PERFORMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SCREW HWC SYNTHES (USA) NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention SCREWS| PLATE