FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LCP 1/3-TUB-PL 3.5 5HO L64 TI

MDR report key: 2893770 · Received January 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
2520274-2013-00028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 2, 2013
Report Date
December 4, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
K011335
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE LOT NUMBER OF THE PLATE WAS REPORTED AS 442050. THIS LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN/INVALID AT SYNTHES (B)(4). WITHOUT A VALID 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

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH TI LCP ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PLATE AND FOUR SCREWS ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OR ON AN UNKNOWN DATE FOR PLANNED REMOVAL OF THE PLATE. DURING THE REMOVAL OF THE PLATE, TWO SCREWS WERE BLOCKED IN THE PLATE. A HSS DRILL BIT WAS USED TO DRILL OUT THE SCREW HEADS. THIS CAUSED DEBRIS AROUND THE LESION AND THE REMAINDERS OF THE SCREWS WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THE DEVICES WERE DISPOSED OF BY THE ACCOUNT. NO SIGNIFICANT PROLONGATION OF THE OPERATION WAS CAUSED BY THIS OCCURRENCE. THIS IS 1 OF 3 REPORTS FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
818 LCP 1/3-TUB-PL 3.5 5HO L64 TI LCP ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PLATE HRS SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention PLATE, SCREW