FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SILASTIC WRIST IMPLANT
MDR report key: 21917
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Received April 21, 1995
Report
- Report Number
- 21917
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 21, 1995
- Date of Event
- April 12, 1995
- Report Date
- April 20, 1995
- Manufacturer
- UNKNOWN
- Product Code
- KWM
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- OK, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT UNDERWENT IMPLANT PLACEMENT IN LEFT WRIST DURING 1988. SHE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF PAIN AND SWELLING APPROX 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO ADMISSION. THE PT WAS TAKEN TO SURGERY WHERE EROSION OF THE IMPLANT WAS FOUND. THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED AND THE PT UNDERWENT LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION AND TENDON INTERPOSITION, AS WELL AS CARPOMETACARPAL EXCISIONAL ARTHROPLASTY. INITIAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED AT ANOTHER FACILITY. IMPLANTED 1988. EXPLANTED 4/12/95.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SILASTIC WRIST IMPLANT Implant | SILASTIC WRIST IMPLANT | KWM | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Hospitalization| R |