FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AWL Ø2 ANGL

MDR report key: 2899795 · Received January 7, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-00040
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 7, 2013
Report Date
December 4, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
OVE
PMA / PMN Number
K112068
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL CODES: FZH, HWJ. MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT TIP OF AWL IS BROKEN. THE FRACTURE SURFACE HAS A HOMOGENEOUS STRUCTURE, WHICH INDICATES A PERFECT MATERIAL QUALITY. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, WE BELIEVE THAT EXCESSIVE MECHANICAL STRESS LED TO THE DAMAGE OF THE TIPS. THE 510K #: SHOULD HAVE BEEN K112068.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO A DEVICE MARKETED IN THE U.S.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: AWLS ARE BROKEN OR BENT. THIS IS 3 OF 3 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
6145 AWL Ø2 ANGL AWL OVE SYNTHES GMBH 7742645

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1