FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LEAD HOLDER AND DEPTH STOP
MDR report key: 2257346
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Received August 26, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3005677147-2011-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 26, 2011
- Date of Event
- August 24, 2011
- Report Date
- August 24, 2011
- Manufacturer
- FHC, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K092562
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE RESIDENT PHYSICIAN AT THE FACILITY OVER TIGHTENED THE SCREW ON THE FIXTURE, WHICH DAMAGED THE LEAD. IT WAS NOTED BY THE SURGEON PRIOR TO THE IMPLANT OF THE LEAD. A SPECIFIC WARNING IN THE DFU EXISTS FOR THIS DEVICE STATING THAT OVERTIGHTENING OF THE SCREW MAY DAMAGE THE LEAD.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
FHC SALES REP REPORTED OF A DAMAGED DBS LEAD DUE TO THE OVER-TIGHTENING OF THE DEPTH STOP SCREW. THERE WAS NO DELAY TO THE SURGERY SINCE A BACKUP LEAD WAS USED. THERE WAS NO PT IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEAD HOLDER AND DEPTH STOP | NONE | HAW | FHC, INC. | 70-CN-DB |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | MICROTARGETING STAR DRIVE SYSTEM |