FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PFNA-II BLADE L90 TAN

MDR report key: 3092434 · Received May 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
2520274-2013-02345
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 3, 2013
Date of Event
March 4, 2013
Report Date
April 8, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HSB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS NOT USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO A DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. PLACEHOLDER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: DURING A PROCEDURE FOR AN INTERTROCHANTERIC FEMORAL FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2013, A BLADE BECAME STUCK AND THE CONNECTION PART OF THE BLADE WAS BROKEN OFF. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE BLADE WAS INSERTED DEEPLY INTO A BONE HEAD DURING A JPA OPERATION. THE SURGEON TRIED TO FREE THE BLADE USING AN EXTRACTOR, AND THE CONNECTION PART OF THE BLADE WAS BROKEN OFF. THE ENTIRE BLADE WAS RETRIEVED AND RESET. THE OPERATION WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
194904 PFNA-II BLADE L90 TAN HSB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention