FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

11.0MM TI HELICAL BLADE 100MM

MDR report key: 2852564 · Received November 30, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003506883-2012-00376
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 30, 2012
Report Date
November 3, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES ELMIRA
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K011857
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO COMPLAINT RELATED ANOMALIES. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD SHOWS THIS LOT OF 11 MM TI HELICAL BLADES WAS PROCESSED THROUGH THE NORMAL MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION OPERATIONS WITH NO REWORK OR NONCONFORMITIES NOTED. THIS LOT MET ALL DIMENSIONAL AND VISUAL CRITERIA AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE WITH NO ISSUES DOCUMENTED DURING THE MANUFACTURE THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. A REVIEW OF THE RAW MATERIAL DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED THIS LOT MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REPORT WAS RECEIVED REGARDING A HELICAL BLADE IMPLANT. THE DATE OF THE IMPLANT IS UNKNOWN. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH HIP PAIN. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT AN X-RAY REVEALED THE HELICAL BLADE WAS PROTRUDING INTO THE ACETABULAR JOINT, CAUSING THE PAIN. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE HARDWARE WAS REMOVED AND THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A TOTAL HIP. THIS IS REPORT # 1 OF 2 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 11.0MM TI HELICAL BLADE 100MM HELICAL BLADE HSB SYNTHES ELMIRA 6967218

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Required Intervention