FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SMALL BATTERY DRIVE

MDR report key: 3203469 · Received July 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-04186
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 2, 2013
Date of Event
May 23, 2013
Report Date
June 5, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
HWE
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING. SUBJECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. (B)(6). INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS.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)

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. SYNTHES LOT NUMBER IS 5133658.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION COORDINATED BY (B)(4). THE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT OF NOT WORKING WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE SMALL BATTERY DRIVE WAS EVALUATED AND THE DEVICE FUNCTIONED WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED. THE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FACILITY REPORTS DURING ORIF OF RIGHT FOREARM, THE SMALL BATTERY DRIVE DID NOT FUNCTION. IT IS REPORTED A SPARE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM, NO DELAY IN PROCEDURE, AND NO REPORTED HARM TO PATIENT. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
301319 SMALL BATTERY DRIVE HWE SYNTHES GMBH 5133658

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 13 YR