FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STANDARD IM NAIL AND INTERLOCKING SCREW

MDR report key: 2920152 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
3034525-2013-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Date of Event
January 5, 2013
Report Date
January 8, 2013
Manufacturer
SIGN FRACTURE CARE INTERNATIONAL
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K022632
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DATABASE REPORT SHOWS A BENT IM NAIL WITH A BENT INTERLOCKING SCREW, SURGEON ADDS NO COMMENTS TO THE CASE. REVIEW OF THE PATIENT X-RAYS CONFIRMS THE CONDITION. PATIENT X-RAYS ALSO SHOW A SIGNIFICANT NON-UNION AT THE SITE OF THE BENT NAIL. ADDITIONAL VIEWS SHOW THAT AN EXCHANGE NAIL PROCEDURE WAS PREFORMED. CAUSE: IT APPEARS THAT A NON-UNION SHIFTED, WHICH PLACED STRESS ON THE IM NAIL AT THE SITE OF THE NON-UNION, WHICH CAUSED A BEND AND BENT THE DISTAL INTERLOCKING SCREW. NO INDICATION OF PRODUCT DEFECT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
8962 STANDARD IM NAIL AND INTERLOCKING SCREW STANDARD IM NAIL AND INTERLOCKING SCREW HSB SIGN FRACTURE CARE INTERNATIONAL IM NAIL & SCREW UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 39 YR Hospitalization