FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IM NAIL

MDR report key: 2833065 · Received November 5, 2012

Report

Report Number
3034525-2012-00031
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 5, 2012
Date of Event
October 29, 2012
Report Date
November 5, 2012
Manufacturer
SIGN FRACTURE CARE INTL
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K022632
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REVIEW OF THE SURGICAL DATABASE SHOWS AN X-RAY OF A BROKEN IM NAIL, HOWEVER, THE SURGEON MADE NO COMMENT ON THE CASE AND NO OTHER INFO IS AVAILABLE. REVIEW OF PT X-RAYS SHOWS THE NAIL BROKEN RIGHT AT THE F/X SITE WITH A LARGE NON-UNION PRESENT. REVIEW OF THE PTS POST-OP X-RAYS SHOWS THAT AN EXCHANGE NAIL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE NAIL AND REPAIR THE F/X SITE. IT APPEARS THAT NAIL WAS SUBJECT TO DIRECT STRESS DUE TO A LARGE NON-UNION CAUSED FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NAIL. NO INDICATION OF PRODUCT DEFECT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IM NAIL IM NAIL HSB SIGN FRACTURE CARE INTL IM NAIL UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR Hospitalization