FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNIV-FEMNAIL Ø10 L380 SST

MDR report key: 2862512 · Received December 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
2520274-2012-03642
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 10, 2012
Report Date
July 30, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES
Product Code
JDS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. THIS INDIVIDUAL ADVERSE EVENT REPORT IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SYNTHES MDR EXEMPTION REQUEST DATED OCTOBER 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 A BROKEN UNI FEMNAIL. THE RIGHT FEMUR BONE FRACTURE WAS STABILIZED BY MEANS OF UNREAMED FEMORAL NAIL, DATE OF NAIL BREAKAGE UNKNOWN. REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010, PSEUDOARTHROSIS AND METALLOSIS IN THE SPINAL CANAL WERE NOTICED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNIV-FEMNAIL Ø10 L380 SST JDS SYNTHES

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention UNIV-FEMNAIL Ø10 L380 SST