FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.5MM LCP PLATE 10 HOLES 137MM

MDR report key: 2822540 · Received November 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003506883-2012-00353
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 7, 2012
Report Date
October 10, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES ELMIRA
Product Code
KTT
PMA / PMN Number
K000684
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD SHOWED THAT THIS LOT MET ALL DIMENSIONAL AND VISUAL CRITERIA AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES DOCUMENTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE PARTS THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH 3.5MM LCP PLATE AND SIX CORTEX SCREWS ON (B)(6) 2012, FOLLOWING AN INJURY ON (B)(6) 2012. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM ON (B)(6) 2012, FOR REMOVAL OF HARDWARE DUE TO NON UNION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE 3.5MM CORTEX SCREW BROKE DISTALLY POST OPERATIVE. TWO 3.5MM CORTEX SCREWS PULLED OUT DISTALLY FROM THE BONE. SURGEON REMOVED ALL HARDWARE AND REVISED PATIENT TO A 10 HOLE PLATE, FOUR 3.5MM LOCKING SCREWS AND THREE 3.5MM CORTEX SCREWS PLACED MORE DISTALLY. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. THIS IS 1 OF 7 REPORTS FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 3.5MM LCP PLATE 10 HOLES 137MM PLATE KTT SYNTHES ELMIRA 6527741

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 20 YR Required Intervention SCREWS