FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

2.7MM/3.5MM TI VA-LCP LAT DSTLHUMERUS PL 1H/LT/69MM-SHORT

MDR report key: 2882489 · Received December 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003506883-2012-00405
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 20, 2012
Date of Event
July 7, 2012
Report Date
November 22, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES ELMIRA
Product Code
HRS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DEVICE REPORT FROM (B)(6) INDICATED A SURGEON IN (B)(6) REPORTED: SURGEON WAS PARTICIPANT IN MPE EVALUATION: THE DORSO LATERAL PLATE WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO USE DURING THE PROCEDURE; SURGEON SELECTED A VA LCP LATERAL DISTAL PLATE, CONTOURED IT, AND APPLIED FROM THE DORSO LATERAL, DATE UNKNOWN. PATIENT HAD DAILY PHYSIOTHERAPY; BETWEEN PHYSIOTHERAPIES FIXATION WITH ORTHESIS. THREE WEEKS AFTER PROCEDURE THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE OS, NONUNION. PATIENT HAD HARDWARE REMOVED, LATERAL PLATE, ALONG WITH A SYNTHES VA LCP DHP PLATE. THE IMPLANT DATE OF THE DHP PLATE IS ALSO UNKNOWN. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO FIXATION WITH K WIRES. THIS IS 2 OF 2 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 2.7MM/3.5MM TI VA-LCP LAT DSTLHUMERUS PL 1H/LT/69MM-SHORT VA-LCP LAT DSTLHUMERUS PLATE HRS SYNTHES ELMIRA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention