FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LEGEND FOOTED ATTACHMENT

MDR report key: 3031585 · Received April 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
1625507-2013-00022
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 2, 2013
Report Date
March 7, 2013
Manufacturer
MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
Product Code
HBB
PMA / PMN Number
K020069
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REPORT CONFIRMED. EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE FOOTED PORTION WAS DAMAGED BY TOOL CONTACT. A PORTION OF THE FOOT OF THE ATTACHMENT WAS DETACHED AND MISSING. THE LIKELY CAUSES ARE IDENTIFIED AS DEBRIS IN THE COLLET AND IMPROPER INSERTION OF THE TOOL. (B)(4) WAS INITIATED TO INVESTIGATE THIS MALFUNCTION. THE USER MANUAL CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING WARNING "DO NOT USE A LEGEND ATTACHMENT IF ANY PART OF THE ATTACHMENT APPEARS TO BE BENT, LOOSE, MISSING, OR DAMAGED." ADDITIONAL WARNING INDICATES "DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, SUCH AS BENDING OR PRYING, ON ATTACHMENTS OR DISSECTING TOOLS. THIS MAY CAUSE TOOL TO BEND OR BREAK AND CAUSE INJURY TO PATIENT, OPERATOR AND/OR OPERATING ROOM STAFF." THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE/SERVICE MANUAL FOR THE LEGEND SYSTEM SPECIFIES SERVICE INTERVALS FOR DEVICES BASED ON THE HOSPITAL USAGE LEVEL. THE MAXIMUM SPECIFIED SERVICE INTERVAL IS 24 MONTHS. DEVICE HAS BEEN IN USE FOR APPROXIMATELY 26 MONTHS WITH NO RECORD OF FACTORY SERVICE DURING THIS PERIOD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS COMPLAINT TYPE FOR TRENDS. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE RETURNED FOR NON-SPECIFIED REPAIR. NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. REPAIR ESCALATED TO COMPLAINT ON DECONTAMINATION DUE TO ATTACHMENT FOOT BEING DAMAGED BY TOOL CONTACT. ON FOLLOW-UP, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE SCRUB TECH UPON ASSEMBLY OF THE DRILL SYSTEM PRIOR TO SURGERY. A BACK-UP UNIT WAS USED. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
135071 LEGEND FOOTED ATTACHMENT MOTOR, DRILL, PNEUMATIC HBB MDT POWERED SURGICAL SOLUTIONS N/A N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1