FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

8-10MM STARTER/SIZER AWL

MDR report key: 2885220 · Received December 18, 2012

Report

Report Number
2249697-2012-02743
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 18, 2012
Date of Event
December 3, 2012
Report Date
December 3, 2012
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
Product Code
LXH
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WHEN COMPLETED, THE EVALUATION SUMMARY WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE SURGEON WAS DOING A PRIMARY TOTAL HIP PROCEDURE ON PT'S RIGHT HIP, WHILE USING THE OPENING REAMER, THE REAMER BROKE INSIDE THE PT'S FEMUR AT ONE OF THE HASH MARKS ON THE REAMER AND THE BROKEN PIECE WAS THEN STUCK INSIDE THE FEMUR. SURGEON HAD TO CREATE A WINDOW IN THE PT'S FEMUR TO GET THE BROKEN PIECE OUT AND THERE WAS A DELAY OF ONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES AS A RESULT OF THIS .

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 8-10MM STARTER/SIZER AWL INSTRUMENT LXH STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Required Intervention