FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
IM NAIL
MDR report key: 2833065
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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 |