FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HALL STERUM
MDR report key: 2900839
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Received December 18, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2900839
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 18, 2012
- Date of Event
- April 2, 2012
- Report Date
- December 18, 2012
- Manufacturer
- CONMED CORPORATION
- Product Code
- KFK
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING THE OPENING, THE PNEUMATIC POWERED STERNUM SAW HAD A CONNECTOR HOSE RUPTURE THAT RESULTED IN NO INJURIES, BUT RE-PREPPING OF THE CHEST AREA FOR STERILITY. ANOTHER PNEUMATIC POWERED STERNUM SAW WAS OBTAINED, AND MEDIAN STERNOTOMY COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALL STERUM | HANDPIECE, SAW, PNEUMATIC | KFK | CONMED CORPORATION | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR |