FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SMALL BATTERY DRIVE 14.4V BATTERY

MDR report key: 2983229 · Received February 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-00680
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 28, 2013
Date of Event
January 31, 2013
Report Date
January 31, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
MOQ
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. RELIABILITY ENGINEERING EVALUATED THE DEVICE, AND THE REPORTED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED OR DUPLICATED; THE UNIT WAS TESTED AND PASSED ALL OPERATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. PATIENT IS A CANINE. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. PLACEHOLDER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT IS #1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SMALL BATTERY DRIVE 14.4V BATTERY, IN A TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY, TPLO, SURGERY HAD LOW POWER. THEY TRIED THE BATTERY WITH 2 DIFFERENT CASINGS, BUT IT STILL HAD LOW POWER. NO INJURIES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. NO DELAY IN SURGERY AS THEY SWAPPED IT OUT FOR ANOTHER BATTERY. THE PATIENT WAS A CANINE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
88657 SMALL BATTERY DRIVE 14.4V BATTERY SMALL BATTERY DRIVE MOQ SYNTHES GMBH D100826

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1