BATTERY REAMER/DRILL
Report
- Report Number
- 8030965-2013-04441
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 23, 2013
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2013
- Report Date
- July 2, 2013
- Manufacturer
- SYNTHES GMBH
- Product Code
- MOQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- LA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED/EXPLANTED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED.
DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE COMPLAINT IS NOT REPORTABLE DUE TO THE COMPLAINT NOT MEETING THE DEFINITION OF AN MDR REPORTABLE EVENT. NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN PATIENT HARM OR THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A REPORTABLE EVENT. SYNTHES IS RETRACTING MEDWATCH REPORT #: 8030965-2013-04441. PLACEHOLDER.
DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PART WAS RECEIVED, INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
IT WAS REPORTED DURING A LEFT TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE MOTOR ON THE BATTERY REAMER DRILL MAY BE BURNED OUT. IT WAS REPORTED A SPARE DEVICE WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM, NO HARM TO PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344091 | BATTERY REAMER/DRILL | MOQ | SYNTHES GMBH | 2575 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 YR |