FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
METRX
MDR report key: 3232587
·
Received July 18, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2013-03057
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 18, 2013
- Date of Event
- June 11, 2013
- Report Date
- June 17, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC
- Product Code
- LXH
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(6). (B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL REVIEW AND OPTICAL OBSERVATION NOTED THE ONE OF THE SCISSOR JAWS AND ATTACHMENT PINS ARE MISSING, AND THE ATTACHMENT PIN HOLE APPEARS TO BE SHOW DEFORMATION, CONSISTENT WITH OVERLOAD. THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OVERLOAD.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ¿MOUTH¿ OF THE INSTRUMENT IS LOCKED IN AN OPEN POSITION; THE SCREWS FELL OFF. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333688 | METRX | ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | LXH | MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC | NA | GZ11C039 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |