FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

2520274-2012-03652

MDR report key: 2862049 · Received December 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
2520274-2012-03652
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 7, 2012
Report Date
April 27, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES
Product Code
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT. THE EXACT PART NUMBER COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. PRODUCT CODES FOR THIS REPORT WERE UNKNOWN. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURING. THIS INDIVIDUAL ADVERSE EVENT REPORT IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SYNTHES MDR EXEMPTION REQUEST DATED (B)(4) 2011. A REVIEW OF THE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NONE OF THE EVENTS CONSTITUTES SYSTEMIC ISSUES RELATED TO PRODUCT QUALITY, CHANGES IN PRODUCT DESIGN, METHOD OF USE, OR CHANGES IN EXPECTED RISK THRESHOLDS. REVIEW OF THE DATA ALSO INDICATED NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN RISK/BENEFIT OF EACH PRODUCT CATEGORY, NO EVIDENCE OF DEFICIENCIES IN THE DESIGN, LABELING, OR MANUFACTURE OF THE DEVICE. AS NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, NO DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW CAN BE PERFORMED. THE DEVICE IS NOT BEING RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THIS EVENT. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CAN BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B)(6) COMPLAINT HANDLING UNIT REPORTED LOOSENING OF AN IMPLANT WAS DETECTED. THE PATIENT WAS INITIALLY FREE OF PAIN. AFTERWARDS, A LOOSENING OF THE IMPLANT WAS DETECTED. STABILIZATION WAS PERFORMED LATER IN ANOTHER CLINIC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK SYNTHES

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention