FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AO/ASIF-QC F/532.001 532.010 532.101 532

MDR report key: 2993851 · Received March 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-00803
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 8, 2013
Report Date
February 11, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
HWE
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE WAS USED IN A VETERINARY PROCEDURE. DEVICE WAS USED AS A VETERINARY PRODUCT. DEVICE IS MARKETED FOR HUMAN USE. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IS VETERINARY PERSONNEL. DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED/EXPLANTED. SUBJECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS. INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. WE FOUND THAT THE AO/ASIF QUICK COUPLING IS ROUGH-RUNNING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOCKAGE OF THE DEVICES DURING USE. THIS ISSUE WAS SOLVED AFTER A NORMAL SERVICE AT THESE DEVICES WAS PERFORMED. BASED ON THE RECEIVED INFORMATION WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: DURING A VETERINARY SURGERY, IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE (SMALL BATTERY DRIVE 532.001) WAS BLOCKING SUDDENLY. REPORTEDLY THE BLOCKING HAPPENS WITH THE ATTACHMENT OF THE AO/ASIF QUICK COUPLING (05.001.250) AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE OSCILLATING SAW ATTACHMENT 532.021. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS IS 2 OF 3 REPORTS FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
98954 AO/ASIF-QC F/532.001 532.010 532.101 532 HWE SYNTHES GMBH SER.-NR. 5098

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1