FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LOCKSCR Ø3.5 SELF-TAP L10 TAN

MDR report key: 3132570 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-02409
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Date of Event
December 20, 2012
Report Date
February 28, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
KTT
PMA / PMN Number
K000684
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. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. SUBJECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN ADDITIONAL EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED AND THE REPORT STATED THE FOLLOWING: THE COMPLAINED DEVICE WAS FORWARDED TO THE MANUFACTURING PLANT FOR INVESTIGATION. THE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THE SCREW (CATALOG NUMBER 413.020S) WAS PACKAGED AND MISLABELED, AS THE LABELING WAS FOR ANOTHER SCREW (CATALOG NUMBER 413.010S). FURTHER, IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THE SCREW (CATALOG NUMBER 413.010S) WAS PACKAGED WITH THE WRONG LABEL, AS IT STATED THIS WAS A SCREW WITH CATALOG NUMBER 413.020S. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED DURING THE PACKAGING PROCESS. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED A CORRECTIVE ACTION AND PREVENTIVE ACTION (CAPA) INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED BY THE SUPPLIER OF SCREWS. REPORTED INCORRECTLY AS NOT SOLD IN U.S. PRODUCT IS MARKETED AND SOLD IN THE U.S. THE 510(K) NUMBER IS K000684. PLACEHOLDER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT IS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2012, DOCTOR SELECTED A LOCKSCR 3.5 SELFTAP L20 TAN. WHEN THE NURSE BROKE THE SEAL OF THE STERILIZED PACKAGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ACTUAL SCREW IN THE PACKAGE WAS A LOCKSCR 3.5 SELFTAP L10 TAN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR A LOCKSCR 3.5MM SELF-TAP L10 TAN. THIS IS 2 OF 2 DEVICES FOR THIS EVENT REPORTED ON COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS 2 OF 2 REPORTS FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
236380 LOCKSCR Ø3.5 SELF-TAP L10 TAN KTT SYNTHES GMBH 2747402

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1