FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TWINLOOP FLEX

MDR report key: 2171099 · Received July 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
2171099
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 14, 2011
Date of Event
June 14, 2011
Report Date
July 14, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER
Product Code
MBI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TWO ISSUES: 1) WHILE REPAIRING PATIENT'S TORN LABRUM, THE HEAD OF A STRYKER DRILL BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT'S SHOULDER. THE SURGEON RETRIEVED THE BROKEN PIECE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. 2) THEN, WHILE INSERTING A STRYKER ANCHOR, THE HEAD OF THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT'S SHOULDER. THE SURGEON RETRIEVED THE BROKEN PIECE, BUT WITH MILD DIFFICULTY. AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN AND THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT NO METAL PIECES WERE VISIBLE ON THE FILM. THE X-RAY WAS ALSO READ BY RADIOLOGIST AS NEGATIVE.THE SCREWDRIVER HAD NOT BEEN REPROCESSED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TWINLOOP FLEX DRILL INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM MBI STRYKER * 11105AG2
2 PEEK TWINLOOP ANCHOR SE SUTURE EYELET MBI STRYKER * 11091AE2

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 23 YR