FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
IMPLANT SPS
MDR report key: 2801764
·
Received October 23, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 1020279-2012-00572
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 23, 2012
- Date of Event
- October 22, 2012
- Report Date
- October 22, 2012
- Manufacturer
- SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
- Product Code
- JWH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE AFFECTED DEVICES WERE CONTAINED AND RE-PROCESSED. OUR INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE DEVICES WERE NOT STERILIZED PRIOR TO DELIVERY. NO AFFECTED DEVICES ARE IN THE FIELD. OUR INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUEST FOR EXPRESS IMPLANTS. THIS ISSUE WAS ALSO COMMUNICATED TO OUR CAPA TEAM THROUGH INTERNAL PROCEDURES. APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONS/ CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY CAPA AND IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE IN THE FUTURE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE STERILITY OF THE DEVICES WERE QUESTIONED JUST PRIOR TO SURGERY. PATIENT HAD BEEN PREPPED AND ANESTHESIA ADMINSTERED WHEN THE SURGERY HAD TO BE CANCELLED/ POSTPONED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMPLANT SPS | 2MM OFFSET COUPLER | JWH | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization | (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4) |