FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NANOTACK SUTURE ANCHOR 1.4MM
MDR report key: 3020929
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Received March 19, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3007210693-2013-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 19, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 24, 2013
- Report Date
- February 15, 2013
- Manufacturer
- PIVOT MEDICAL
- Product Code
- MBI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
EVAL SUMMARY: THE SUTURE ANCHOR REMAINS IMPLANTED, THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVAL. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A REPORTABLE EVENT DUE TO THE PERMANENT NATURE OF THE SUTURE THAT WAS LEFT IN THE PT, EVEN THOUGH NO INJURY WAS REPORTED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE SURGEON ALLEGEDLY USED A PIVOT MEDICAL NANOTACK SUTURE ANCHOR TO REATTACH THE HIP LABRUM TO THE ACETABULUM. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE #1 SUTURE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR FOLLOWING DEPLOYMENT OF THE ANCHOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113449 | NANOTACK SUTURE ANCHOR 1.4MM | BONE ANCHOR | MBI | PIVOT MEDICAL | 12121801 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |