FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LOCKSCR Ø3.5 SELF-TAP L26 TAN

MDR report key: 3030079 · Received April 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-01300
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 2, 2013
Date of Event
January 21, 2013
Report Date
March 5, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
KTT
PMA / PMN Number
K000684
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVENT DATE REPORTED INCORRECTLY IN INITIAL MW; DATE IS UNKNOWN. (B)(6). PLACEHOLDER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) INDICATED A HOSPITAL IN (B)(6) REPORTED: ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PROCEDURE DOCTOR SELECTED FOR A FRACTURE OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS WAS OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION BY USE OF PROXIMAL HUMERAL INTERNAL LOCKING SYSTEM. ON (B)(6) 2013, HE STARTED SLOWLY A COURSE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, BENDING ABOUT 90 DEGREES. ON (B)(6), THE DISTAL SCREW WAS MOBILIZED AND THE FEMORAL HEAD WAS INVERTED. A REPORT AFTER THE FACT STATED: THE FRACTURE PART WAS MOBILIZED A LITTLE, AS FAR AS THE DOCTOR LOOKED AT THE X-RAY IMAGES CLOSELY. AND IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT THE SCREW WAS LOOSENED. ON (B)(6), THE SURGEON CHANGED THIS IMPLANT TO ARTIFICIAL FEMORAL HEAD FOR THE PATIENT. THIS IS 1 OF 3 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
134686 LOCKSCR Ø3.5 SELF-TAP L26 TAN KTT SYNTHES GMBH 7827946

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention