FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SCRDRIVER T25 L480 F/HIP SCREWS
MDR report key: 2822674
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Received November 7, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 8030965-2012-01208
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 7, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 10, 2012
- Report Date
- October 9, 2012
- Manufacturer
- SYNTHES GMBH
- Product Code
- HXX
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SZ
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A DEVICE REPORT FROM (B)(4) INDICATED A HOSPITAL AND-OR SURGEON REPORTED: PATIENT EXPERIENCED A FRACTURE OF THE FEMORAL SHAFT AND DURING THE PROCEDURE: SURGEON WAS INSERTING THE HIP SCREW ACCORDING TO THE TECHNIQUE GUIDE WITH THE T-25 SCREWDRIVER. AS SURGEON WENT TO DETACH THE HIP SCREW FROM THE DRIVER IT WOULD NOT DETACH AND THE HIP SCREW WAS PULLED OUT WITH THE DRIVER. AFTER SOME MANIPULATION, SURGEON MANAGED TO REMOVE THE HIP SCREW FROM THE DRIVER. ANOTHER SCREW WAS SELECTED AND INSERTED, THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THIS IS 2 OF 2 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCRDRIVER T25 L480 F/HIP SCREWS | SCREW DRIVER T25 | HXX | SYNTHES GMBH | 3053039 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIP SCREW, T-25 SCREWDRIVER |