FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TI MATRIX SAGITTAL SPLIT PLATESTRAIGHT/4 HOLES/8MM BAR

MDR report key: 2862663 · Received December 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
8030965-2012-01475
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 10, 2012
Report Date
November 8, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
JEY
PMA / PMN Number
K083388
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT HAD A MATRIX ORTHOGNATHIC PROCEDURE DONE ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THE MANDIBLE ON (B)(6) 2012. EACH SIDE CONSISTED OF ONE PLATE AND FOUR 1.85MM SELF-TAPPING SCREWS. THE PATIENT WAS AN IN-PATIENT AND NEEDED A REVISION DONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MANDIBLE BECAUSE THE OCCLUSION WAS NOTED AS COMPLETELY OUT OF PLACE. PATIENT UNDERWENT A BILATERAL SAGITTAL SPLIT OSTEOTOMY REVISION TO REPLACE THE HARDWARE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE MANDIBLE ON (B)(6) 2012. THE LEFT SIDE CAUSED THE RIGHT SIDE TO SHIFT AND SURGEON ALSO RESTORED THE OCCLUSION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MANDIBLE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO REPOSITION THE RIGHT SIDE CONSTRUCT WITHOUT REMOVING AND REPLACING THE HARDWARE. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE 1 PLATE AND 4 SELF TAPPING SCREWS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER PLATE AND SCREW CONSTRUCT (1 PLATE, 4 SCREWS). THE PLATE HOLES WERE TOO BIG TO HOLD THE ORIGINAL 4 SELF TAPPING SCREWS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO INCIDENTS. EXPLANTED HARDWARE WAS DISCARDED BY THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS THE 1ST OF 10 REPORTS SUBMITTED ON THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TI MATRIX SAGITTAL SPLIT PLATESTRAIGHT/4 HOLES/8MM BAR MATRIX SAGITTAL SPLIT PLATE JEY SYNTHES GMBH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention PLATE, SCREWS