FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
TORNIER
MDR report key: 2627518
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Received January 8, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 9610667-2010-00020
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 8, 2010
- Date of Event
- December 17, 2009
- Report Date
- January 8, 2010
- Manufacturer
- TORNIER INC.
- Product Code
- NDF
- PMA / PMN Number
- 053408
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT IS REPORTED THAT A PT WITH A TORNIER FOOT FIXATION SYSTEM ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2008 PRESENTED FOR EVALUATION OF A SCREW BACKING OUT OF POSITION, BUT WAS OTHERWISE ASYMPTOMATIC. IT IS REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE FIXATION SCREWS WAS CLINICALLY CONFIRMED AS BACKING OUT OF POSITION AND ALSO THAT THE FIXATION PLATE HAD BROKEN. THE FIXATION SYSTEM, PLATE AND ALL SCREWS, WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2009, WITHOUT DEVICE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PT EFFECT, OTHER THAN THE REVISION SURGICAL EVENT TO ALLOW EXPLANTATION, IS REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED. DEVICE SERIAL/LOT NUMBERS HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. DEVICE RETURN FOR EVALUATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND MAY OCCUR. (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TORNIER | PLATE, FIXATION, BONE | NDF | TORNIER INC. | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 YR | Hospitalization| R |