FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC

MDR report key: 23132237 · Received September 24, 2025

Report

Report Number
23132237
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 24, 2025
Date of Event
May 1, 2025
Report Date
August 8, 2025
Manufacturer
BSN MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
LGH
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
AL
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

PATIENT PRESENTED TO PRE-OP AREA WITH CAST ON THE OPERATIVE ARM. MD GAVE ORDERS TO REMOVE CAST WITH CAST SAW. NURSE OBTAINED CAST SAW AND BEGAN TO REMOVE THE CAST. NURSE HAD ONLY BEEN USING THE SAW FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE WHEN THE PATIENT STATED HE FELT IT GETTING HOT LIKE IT WAS BURNING. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CAST, THERE WERE TWO AREAS THAT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED ON R [RIGHT] FOREARM. 1 VERTICAL 1.02 CM LONG, SUPERFICIAL; 0.2 CM SMALL ABRASION AND TRANSVERSE ERYTHEMA 2X3CM ON INNER WRIST. MD MADE AWARE AND STATED HE WOULD ASSESS AND TREAT, IF NEEDED, IN THE OPERATING ROOM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1641794 AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC INSTRUMENT, CAST REMOVAL, AC-POWERED LGH BSN MEDICAL, INC. 0295-200

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 25 YR Male Other