FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MANTIS REDUX TORQUE WRENCH

MDR report key: 2241061 · Received August 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
9617544-2011-00285
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 17, 2011
Date of Event
August 1, 2011
Report Date
August 1, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER SPINE BORDEAUX
Product Code
LXH
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD: COMPLAINT HISTORY ANALYSIS, MFG RECORD REV, RISK ASSESSMENT, VISUAL INSPECTION AND AN INSTRUMENT FROM SAME BATCH PREVIOUSLY UNDERWENT FRACTOGRAPHIC EVAL. RESULTS: COMPLAINT HISTORY ANALYSIS. THREE COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS CASE. MFG RECORD REV. NO DEVIATIONS REPORTED, 2ND COMPLAINT ON THIS BATCH FOR SAME FAILURE. RISK ASSESSMENT. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES IN THIS CASE. VISUAL INSPECTION. TIP CONFIRMED BROKEN, TIP RETURNED. SAME BATCH EVAL. PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS PROVOKED BY STATIC STRESSES. THE METAL HAD ELEVATED HARDNESS RESULTS, THOUGH NO CORRELATION WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE RUPTURE. CONCLUSION: A CAPA WAS INITIATED TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE AND A DESIGN AND MFG CHANGE AND WERE IMPLEMENTED ON (B)(6) 2011. POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR TIP BREAKAGE INCLUDE THE TIP NOT BEING FULLY INSERTED, OVER-TIGHTENING AND ANGULATION DURING TIGHTENING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "DR. (B)(6) WAS FINAL TIGHTENING ON PT WITH MANTIS REDUX TORQUE WRENCH. DR. (B)(6) WAS FINAL TIGHTENING ONE SCREW, AT AN ANGLE, WHEN THE TIP BROKE OFF FROM THE TORQUE WRENCH."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MANTIS REDUX TORQUE WRENCH INSTRUMENT LXH STRYKER SPINE BORDEAUX NA 098400

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK