FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

OMNITECH CANNULATED COMPRESSION SCREW

MDR report key: 2484906 · Received March 8, 2012

Report

Report Number
2031009-2012-00002
Date Received
March 8, 2012
Date of Event
September 23, 2008
Report Date
March 7, 2012
Manufacturer
TRIMED, INC.
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
K050681
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION. DEVICE RETURNED TO MFR. DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE SCREW.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING FIXATION OF THE SCREW, THE SURGEON FELT ABNORMAL MOTION. THE SURGEON TOOK AN X-RAY AND NOTICED THE SCREW WAS BROKEN AT THE HEAD. THE SURGEON FELT THAT THE SCREW COULD STILL ACHIEVE NECESSARY FIXATION AND LEFT IT IN THE PT. THE SCREW WAS, HOWEVER, REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A 3.5MM SCREW IN A LATER SURGERY. SUSPECT INVENTORY OF THE PARTS AT TRIMED WAS EVALUATED AND SEGREGATED FOR INSPECTION. PARTS SHOWN TO BE OUT OF TOLERANCE WERE REMOVED FROM INVENTORY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OMNITECH CANNULATED COMPRESSION SCREW 3.0MM CANNULATED COMPRESSION SCREW HRS TRIMED, INC. C3024 AA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Required Intervention