FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW LONG THREAD/34MM

MDR report key: 2968297 · Received February 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
1719045-2013-00364
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 19, 2013
Date of Event
July 12, 2010
Report Date
July 12, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MONUMENT
Product Code
HWC
PMA / PMN Number
K951304
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WITHOUT LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTED AWARENESS DATE TO (B)(6) 2010.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CODE FOR THIS REPORT INCLUDES HTN THE 510K # IS K951304. CORRECT PRODUCT CODE FOR THIS REPORT IS HWC.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING ARTHRODESIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER DIP JOINT, A SYNTHES CANNULATED SCREW STARTED TO BEND WITH INSERTION AND UPON RETRIEVAL IT BROKE. IN ORDER TO RETRIEVE THE SCREW, THE CORTEX HAD TO BE BREACHED THE ARTHRODESIS PROCEEDED WITH A 30 MM LONG THREAD 3-0 SCREW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
72242 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW LONG THREAD/34MM HWC SYNTHES MONUMENT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR