FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CANNULATED CRUCIFORM SCREWDRIVER

MDR report key: 3298146 · Received August 20, 2013

Report

Report Number
2530088-2013-01125
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 20, 2013
Date of Event
July 18, 2013
Report Date
July 23, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES BRANDYWINE
Product Code
HXX
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED/EXPLANTED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. THE ASSEMBLY DHR WAS REVIEWED AND DHR #4173707 FOR P/N 314.462.05 WAS NOT ABLE TO BE LOCATED IN DOCUSPHERE. THE LOT NUMBER 4173707 IS CORRECT IN JDE FOR P/N 314.462.05. ALL OTHER DHRS WERE REVIEWED AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND DURING MANUFACTURE THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE MATERIAL AND HARNESS MET SPECIFICATIONS. ONE CANNULATED CRUCIFORM SCREWDRIVER FOR 3.0MM CANN SCREW WAS RETURNED. THE BLADES ON THE TIP OF THE RETURNED INSTRUMENT ARE BROKEN OFF AND WERE NOT RETURNED. FEATURES L6, L7 AND G1 ARE NOT ABLE TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE THE BLADES ARE MISSING AND WERE NOT RETURNED. A COMPLETE EVALUATION CANNOT BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CANNULATED CRUCIFORM SCREWDRIVER BROKE DURING SCREW INSERTION. THERE WAS REPORTEDLY NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OR OTHERS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
402806 CANNULATED CRUCIFORM SCREWDRIVER HXX SYNTHES BRANDYWINE 4301713

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1