FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SMALL BATTERY DRIVE

MDR report key: 2890293 · Received December 29, 2012

Report

Report Number
8030965-2012-01701
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 29, 2012
Date of Event
October 3, 2012
Report Date
November 30, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
HTW
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO SYNTHES (B)(4), DATE UNKNOWN. SYNTHES (B)(4) RECEIVED THE DEVICE. INVESTIGATION COORDINATED BY SYNTHES (B)(4). REPORT RECEIVED INDICATES RELIABILITY ENGINEERING EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND THE REPORTED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED OR DUPLICATED. THE UNIT PASSED ALL OPERATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND NO PROBLEMS WERE OBSERVED. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A VETERINARY HIP PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS NOT SPINNING. THE SURGERY WAS STOPPED BECAUSE THE USER DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER DRILL AVAILABLE FOR USE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SMALL BATTERY DRIVE SMALL BATTERY DRIVE HTW SYNTHES GMBH 002873

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention