FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CORTSCR Ø4.5 SELF-TAP L54 SST

MDR report key: 2901288 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-00067
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Date of Event
November 27, 2012
Report Date
December 10, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
HWC
PMA / PMN Number
K112583
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT NOT DIAGNOSIS. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A HOSPITAL IN (B)(6) REPORTED A PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN UNKNOWN NAIL. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR REMOVAL OF THE NAIL AND IMPLANTATION OF A SYNTHES PLATE AND SCREWS AND BONE GRAFT. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT FELL AND A SHARP ROTATION OF THE LIMB RE-FRACTURED THE PROXIMAL FEMUR AND THE HEADS OF THE SCREWS WERE NOTED AS BROKEN. THIS REPORT IS #6 OF 6 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
8571 CORTSCR Ø4.5 SELF-TAP L54 SST CORTSCR Ø4.5 SELF-TAP L54 SST HWC SYNTHES GMBH 7581830

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention SCREWS, PLATE, BONE GRAFT