FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CANNULATED PARTIALLY THREADED RECONSTRUCTIVE SCREW

MDR report key: 2490281 · Received March 13, 2012

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2012-00248
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 13, 2012
Date of Event
February 11, 2012
Report Date
February 14, 2012
Manufacturer
BIOMET
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
PK063570
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO MEDWATCH REPORT WAS RECEIVED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER TWO STATES, "BENDING OR FRACTURE OF THE IMPLANT." THE 510K - COULD INSTEAD BE K072161.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE TO FIX A FEMORAL MIDSHAFT FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2011. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2012, DUE TO A DISTAL CANNULATED PARTIALLY THREADED RECONSTRUCTIVE SCREW FRACTURING, WHICH ALSO CAUSED ANOTHER RECONSTRUCTIVE SCREW TO MIGRATE OUT OF POSITION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CANNULATED PARTIALLY THREADED RECONSTRUCTIVE SCREW ROD, FIXATION HSB BIOMET N/A UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R