FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
5.3MM X 35MM CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW
MDR report key: 2241496
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Received September 9, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3025141-2011-00033
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 9, 2011
- Report Date
- August 12, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ACUMED LLC
- Product Code
- HSB
- PMA / PMN Number
- K920666
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ADDITIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTS SUBMITTED RELATED TO THIS EVENT ARE: 3025141-2011-00034 AND 3025141-2011-00035.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE DOCTOR IMPLANTED ACUMED PRODUCT: 11MM X 150MM POLARUS LOCKING HUMERAL ROD, TWO 5.3MM X 35MM CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREWS PROXIMALLY AND TWO 3.5MM X 25.0MM CORTICAL SCREWS DISTALLY. THE PATIENT CAME BACK A COUPLE MONTHS LATER COMPLAINING OF PAIN, AND THE X-RAYS SHOWN THAT BOTH THE PROXIMAL 5.3 LOCKING SCREWS HAD BACKED OUT OF THE ROD. THE DOCTOR "BELIEVED" THE PATIENT WAS NOT VERY COMPLIANT. HOWEVER, THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THE ROD IS SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKING AND THE PROXIMAL SCREWS STILL BACKED OUT. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.3MM X 35MM CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW | ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES | HSB | ACUMED LLC | HCA-L5335-S | 246003 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |