FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CODMAN DISPOSABLE PERFORATOR

MDR report key: 3241346 · Received July 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
1226348-2013-21821
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 22, 2013
Date of Event
May 10, 2013
Manufacturer
CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC.
Product Code
HBF
PMA / PMN Number
PK791101
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED THAT THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. WITHOUT THE DEVICE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR CODMAN TO CONDUCT A PROPER INVESTIGATION. SINCE A LOT NUMBER HAS BEEN PROVIDED A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WILL BE REVIEWED. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE EVALUATION WILL REVEAL THAT THE DEVICE CONFORMED TO SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO RELEASE. IF ANYTHING OTHERWISE IS FOUND THEN A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE FILED. IF AT SOME POINT THE DEVICE DOES BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED, EVALUATED AND A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE FILED. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THIS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS COMPLAINT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MHRA REPORT EXPLAINED THAT THE CODMAN PERFORATOR DID NOT STOP SPINNING AND PIERCED THE DURA. MODERATE INJURY TO THE PATIENT. ALL PRODUCTS FROM THE SAME LOT WERE ISOLATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
341830 CODMAN DISPOSABLE PERFORATOR DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES & ACC. HBF CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. DF009S

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention