DRILL 3055601 SKEETER OTO-TOOL
Report
- Report Number
- 1045254-2011-00057
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 5, 2011
- Date of Event
- June 23, 2011
- Report Date
- July 8, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC XOMED INC
- Product Code
- ERL
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
AFTER FURTHER CLARIFICATION WITH OSB, IT WAS DETERMINED THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN ERROR AS AN MDR REPORTABLE EVENT. PER OSB, THE FACT THAT THE SURGERY WAS CANCELLED DOES NOT MEET THE REGULATORY DEFINITION OF A MDR REPORTABLE EVENT.
ANY MISSING OR INCOMPLETE DATA ON THIS FORM 3500A IS THE RESULT OF INFORMATION NOT BEING PROVIDED OR RELEASED BY THE REPORTER. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED INFORMATION WERE MADE, AND THE RECORDS OF THESE ATTEMPTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMPLAINT FILE. THIS PRODUCT WAS BEING USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS.
ON (B)(6), 2011, DURING AN EXPLORATORY TYMPANOTOMY AND LEFT STAPEDECTOMY PROCEDURE THE SURGEON WAS HANDED THE DRILL TO BEGIN THE STAPEDECTOMY , BUT, "THE DRILL WAS CRIMPED SHUT AND WAS UNABLE TO PASS THE BIT." THE SURGEON CANCELLED THE PROCEDURE AT THAT TIME AND INDICATED THE PROCEDURE WOULD HAVE TO BE RESCHEDULED. THE POWERED DRILL IS A SLENDER, LIGHTWEIGHT DRILL HANDPIECE USED WITH BURS, SPECIFICALLY FOR USE IN MIDDLE EAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES, INCLUDING STAPES FOOTPLATE SURGERY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRILL 3055601 SKEETER OTO-TOOL | DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLUDING HANDPIECE | ERL | MEDTRONIC XOMED INC | 3055601 | NOT PROVID |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00037 YR | Required Intervention |