FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HALL STERUM

MDR report key: 2900839 · 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