FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

2.0MM TI MATRIXMANDIBLE LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG

MDR report key: 3001768 · Received March 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
1719045-2013-10318
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 11, 2013
Date of Event
November 24, 2010
Report Date
December 14, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MONUMENT
Product Code
JEY
PMA / PMN Number
K063790
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SYNTHES IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT AS A RESULT OF REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FDA WARNING LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2012. DEVICE(S) LISTED IN THIS REPORT IS (ARE) USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING THIS EVENT AFTER FILING THIS REPORT SHALL BE FILED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS PERFORMED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. SIX PIECES WERE RECEIVED FOR MANUFACTURING INVESTIGATION, UNPACKAGED WITH NO LABELING. FOUR WERE IN THE CLIP WITH A LID AND TWO WERE IN THE CLIP WITH NO LID. VISUAL SPECIFICATION INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE CLIP WAS LABELED "6" AND THE LENGTH OF THE SCREW WAS 12MM. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE PRODUCT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING PRIOR TO RETURNING IT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PRODUCT WAS ACTUALLY RECEIVED IN THIS CONDITION, OR REMOVED FROM THE CLIP AND RETURNED TO A DIFFERENT CLIP. THEREFORE, THE COMPLAINT IS INDETERMINATE FROM A MANUFACTURING STANDPOINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT 12MM SCREWS WERE PACKED INTO 6MM CLIPS. THESE WERE NOT USED DURING SURGERY. NO PT HARM. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 6 FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
102454 2.0MM TI MATRIXMANDIBLE LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG JEY SYNTHES MONUMENT 6470976

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1