FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INSERTER F/TEN

MDR report key: 3042676 · Received April 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-01496
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 9, 2013
Report Date
March 13, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
LXH
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. INVESTIGATION COORDINATED BY SYNTHES (B)(4). THE INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT THE THREAD CAME LOOSE IN THE UPPER REGION. THEREFORE, THE NAIL COULD NOT BE RELEASED ACCORDINGLY. UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE FAILURE AGAIN. WE CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE THREAD WAS DAMAGED IN CASE OF MECHANICAL OVERLOADING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ARTICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THIS TIME. MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT IS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, A TEN INSERTER DISASSEMBLED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS 1 OF 1 REPORTS FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
145336 INSERTER F/TEN LXH SYNTHES GMBH 3799879

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1