FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

101 DRAINAGE CANNULA WITH TROCAR

MDR report key: 2887587 · Received December 17, 2012

Report

Report Number
MW5028308
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 17, 2012
Date of Event
November 5, 2012
Report Date
December 17, 2012
Manufacturer
RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
Product Code
HIF
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A RIGHT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012. THE ARTHROSCOPY REVEALED A TEAR OF THE ANTERIOR HORN OF THE MEDIAL MENISCUS AND SIGNIFICANT DEGENERATIVE CHANGES. THE PT HAD A GOOD INITIAL RESPONSE FOR 8 DAYS THEN BEGAN HAVING PAIN. CORTISONE AND SYNVISC INJECTIONS HAD MINIMAL RESPONSE. A REPEAT RIGHT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WAS COMPLETED ON (B)(6) 2012 FOR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, SHAVING OF ARTHRITIC CHANGES, MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE AND PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT. A BROKEN PIECE OF THE VERESS NEEDLE FROM THE ARTHROSCOPY ON (B)(6) 2012 WAS REMOVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A RIGHT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012. THE ARTHROSCOPY REVEALED A TEAR OF THE ANTERIOR HORN OF THE MEDIAL MENISCUS AND SIGNIFICANT DEGENERATIVE CHANGES. THE PT HAD A GOOD INITIAL RESPONSE FOR 8 DAYS THEN BEGAN HAVING PAIN. CORTISONE AND SYNVISC INJECTIONS HAD MINIMAL RESPONSE. A REPEAT RIGHT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WAS COMPLETED ON (B)(6) 2012 FOR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, SHAVING OF ARTHRITIC CHANGES, MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE AND PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT. A BROKEN PIECE OF THE VERESS NEEDLE FROM THE ARTHROSCOPY ON (B)(6) 2012 WAS REMOVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 101 DRAINAGE CANNULA WITH TROCAR DRAINAGE CANNULA WITH TROCAR HIF RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Hospitalization