FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MARTIN ARM PAN

MDR report key: 21978375 · Received May 7, 2025

Report

Report Number
MW5170054
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 7, 2025
Date of Event
March 10, 2025
Report Date
May 1, 2025
Manufacturer
ARTISAN MEDICAL
Product Code
GAD
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

MARTIN ARM PAN - IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTAINER BASKET IS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL, YET THE LATCHES ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM. REPROCESSING OF THESE DISSIMILAR METALS RESULTED IN ELECTROLYTIC CORROSION. THE CURRENT VERSION IS ALUMINUM WITH STAINLESS STEEL LATCHES, THE COMBINATION OF THESE ALLOYS IS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE CORROSION SEEN IN THE IMAGE BELOW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1825614 MARTIN ARM PAN RETRACTOR GAD ARTISAN MEDICAL 55040-02

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown