FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BATTERY REAMER/DRILL

MDR report key: 3242479 · Received July 23, 2013

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PART WAS RECEIVED, INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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