LEGEND DISSECTING TOOL
Report
- Report Number
- 1625507-2011-00122
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 15, 2011
- Date of Event
- August 18, 2011
- Report Date
- August 18, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
- Product Code
- HBE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K020069
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
REPORT CONFIRMED. EVALUATION NOTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED IN TWO PIECES AND THE FRACTURE WAS PLANAR. THE FRACTURE SURFACE WAS SMEARED DUE TO THE TWO SURFACES RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE TOOL FRACTURED DUE TO APPLYING A SIDE LOAD ON THE TOOL. ON FOLLOW-UP IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT. THE USER MANUAL CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING "DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, SUCH AS BENDING OR PRYING, ON ATTACHMENTS OR DISSECTING TOOLS. THIS MAY CAUSE TOOL TO BEND OR BREAK AND CAUSE INJURY TO PATIENT, OPERATOR AND/OR OPERATING ROOM STAFF."
A REPORT WAS RECEIVED STATING THAT A "BURR BROKE WHILE IN SURGERY, INSIDE PATIENT BUT NO PATIENT IMPACT." ON FOLLOW-UP IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL THE PIECES WERE RECOVERED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEGEND DISSECTING TOOL | DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES & ACCESSORIES (SIMPLE, POWERED) | HBE | MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS | N/A | 0005665497 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |