FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN_KIE_PRODUCT

MDR report key: 3123690 · Received May 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
0009610622-2013-00279
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 22, 2013
Date of Event
April 26, 2013
Report Date
April 26, 2013
Manufacturer
STRYKER OSTEOSYNTHESIS-KIEL
Product Code
HSB
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED. THE COMPRESSION SCREW WAS CLASSIFIED AS PRIMARY PRODUCT. ALL OTHER IMPLANTS ARE ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND WILL BE NOT CONSIDERED IN THE INVESTIGATION SUMMERY. THE IMPLANTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, FURTHERMORE THE PRODUCT DETAILS (CATALOG NUMBERS AND LOT CODES) WERE NOT PROVIDED. THEREFORE AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PRODUCTS THEMSELVES AND A REVIEW OF THE DHR WERE NOT POSSIBLE. BASED ON THE RETURNED X-RAYS THE ASSUMPTION OF THE SURGEON IS CORRECT: THE DISTAL SCREW INSERTED IN THE DISTAL LONG HOLE OF THE NAIL WAS NOT COMPRESSED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FRACTURE PARTS OF THE BONE HAD MICRO MOVEMENT AND MAYBE CAUSED THE BROKEN SCREW IN THE MOST DISTAL NAIL HOLE DUE TO SEVERAL AXIAL LOADS. PATIENT CONDITIONS AND/OR MOBILIZATION COULD HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE. A MORE PRECISE EVALUATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO MISSING PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE DETECTED DURING RISK ANALYSIS REVIEW. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED. IF THE DEVICE OR ADDITIONAL BECOMES AVAILABLE IT WILL BE REPORTED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. (B)(4): DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE REMOVAL OF A LEFT ANKLE NAIL THE DOCTOR THOUGH THAT THE COMPRESSION SCREW FOR THE LAG SCREW WAS NOT TIGHTEN ENOUGH. OVER TIME THE LAG SCREW BACKED OUT AND THE PATIENT COLLAPSED. PATIENT WAS REVISED WITH BIOLOGICS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE REMOVAL OF A LEFT ANKLE NAIL THE DOCTOR THOUGH THAT THE COMPRESSION SCREW FOR THE LAG SCREW WAS NOT TIGHTEN ENOUGH. OVER TIME THE LAG SCREW BACKED OUT AND THE PATIENT COLLAPSED. PATIENT WAS REVISED WITH BIOLOGICS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
226080 UNKNOWN_KIE_PRODUCT IMPLANT HSB STRYKER OSTEOSYNTHESIS-KIEL UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 44 YR Required Intervention