FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BLADE

MDR report key: 2170026 · Received July 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
8030965-2011-00502
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 13, 2011
Date of Event
December 15, 2010
Report Date
June 30, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
KTW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DEVICE REPORT FROM WALDENBURG INDICATES A CLINIC IN SPAIN REPORTED: PT STATUS POST PFNA 130 DEGREES NAIL IMPLANTATION RETURNED TO SURGEON. AN X-RAY IN (B)(6), 2010 SHOWED THE NAIL BROKE. SURGEON WAS REMOVING THE HARDWARE AND EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS REMOVING THE BLADE WITH THE EXTRACTOR. SURGEON DID REMOVE ALL HARDWARE. THIS IS TWO OF THREE REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BLADE BLADE KTW SYNTHES GMBH 2624541

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention