FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DILAT Ø10/13 F/03.610.001

MDR report key: 2884595 · Received December 23, 2012

Report

Report Number
8030965-2012-01661
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 23, 2012
Report Date
November 26, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
MNI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS THE PRODUCT IS ENTERING THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. THE COMPLAINED INSTRUMENTS WERE INVESTIGATED BASED TO THE MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS, THE INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT THE INSTRUMENTS WERE MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS. BASED ON THIS RESULT, NO PRODUCT FAULT COULD BE DETECTED. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE IN RETROSPECT AND WITHOUT FURTHER INFORMATION, WE CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED DUE TO IMPROPER HANDLING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: THE MATERIAL IS DAMAGED AT THE DISCHARGE HOLES OF THE DILATORS AND CANNOT BE PUSHED TOGETHER IN COMBINATION WITH BLOOD. THIS IS 1 OF 2 REPORTS FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DILAT Ø10/13 F/03.610.001 DILATOR MNI SYNTHES GMBH 7544089

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 DILATOR