FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STERNAL ZIPFIX ITH NEEDLE STERILE

MDR report key: 2582474 · Received May 16, 2012

Report

Report Number
1719045-2012-00517
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 16, 2012
Report Date
April 23, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTEHS MONUMENT
Product Code
JDQ
PMA / PMN Number
K110789
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ZIPFIX ON (B)(6) 2012 AFTER A CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT. THE PT STARTED COUGHING AND COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN ON AN UNK DATE, POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS CONFIRMED ALL FIVE OF THE ZIPFIX FELL APART. THE PT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM ON (B)(6) 2012, SURGEON REMOVED ALL HARDWARE AND PT WAS REVISED TO WIRES. ALL PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY THE HOSPITAL ACCOUNT. THIS IS 3 OF 5 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STERNAL ZIPFIX ITH NEEDLE STERILE STERNAL ZIPFIX JDQ SYNTEHS MONUMENT 2808513

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Required Intervention STERNAL ZIPFIX