FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SMALL BATTERY DRIVE

MDR report key: 3113011 · Received May 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-02195
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 15, 2013
Date of Event
April 17, 2013
Report Date
April 17, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
HWE
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE WAS USED AS A VETERINARY PRODUCT IN A VETERINARY PROCEDURE. DEVICE IS MARKETED FOR HUMAN USE. THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL REFERS TO THE VETERINARIAN. DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED/EXPLANTED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. INVESTIGATION COORDINATED BY SYNTHES (B)(4). REPORT RECEIVED INDICATES THE CUSTOMERS COMPLAINT THAT THIS DEVICE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WAS CONFIRMED. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED AND THE COMPLAINT WAS DUPLICATED. THIS IS DUE TO USAGE AND WEAR OVER TIME. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS.(B)(4)

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SERVICE HISTORY OF THE PAST SIX MONTHS HAS BEEN REVIEWED. NO SERVICE HISTORY REVIEW CAN BE PERFORMED. THE ITEM HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN FOR SERVICE. THERE IS NO INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE CURRENT COMPLAINED ISSUE. (B)(4)

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER FACILITY REPORTS DURING A TPLO PROCEDURE ON A CANINE ON (B)(6) 2013, THE SMALL BATTERY DRIVE STOPPED WORKING. IT IS REPORTED THE PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES WHILE A SPARE DEVICE WAS RETRIEVED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS IS 1 OF 1 REPORT FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
214065 SMALL BATTERY DRIVE HWE SYNTHES GMBH 004201

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1