FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC
MDR report key: 23132237
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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 |