FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
CANNULATED PARTIALLY THREADED RECONSTRUCTIVE SCREW
MDR report key: 2490281
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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 |