FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SCRDRIVERSHAFT-2.4 CRUCIF SELF-HOLD

MDR report key: 3211171 · Received July 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-04237
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 8, 2013
Report Date
June 10, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
HXX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION ACCORDING TO OUR MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS SHOWS NO DEVIATION REGARDING TO OUR GUIDELINES. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE HARDENING PARAMETERS, WHICH ARE WITHIN THE REQUIRED TOLERANCES. UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN NOT ELICIT THE EXACT CAUSE, WHICH WAS LEADING TO THIS DAMAGE. THE COMPLAINT CONDITION IS LIKELY THE RESULT OF HIGH TORSION FORCES POSSIBLE IN CONNECTION WITH A NOT COMPLETED INSERTED APPLICATION WAS LEADING TO THIS RESULT. NO PRODUCT FAULT COULD BE DETECTED. THIS DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED/EXPLANTED. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS PERFORMED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. SUBJECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS. INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: A BLADE OF A SCREWDRIVER BROKE DURING THE OPERATION. THERE WERE NO FURTHER AFFECTED EVENTS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
310758 SCRDRIVERSHAFT-2.4 CRUCIF SELF-HOLD HXX SYNTHES GMBH 3464481

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1