FDA Adverse Event
Other
Summary report: N
GENEX PUTTY
MDR report key: 3350085
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Received September 10, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 9617083-2013-00016
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- September 10, 2013
- Date of Event
- August 6, 2013
- Report Date
- August 7, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BIOCOMPOSITES LTD.
- Product Code
- MQV
- PMA / PMN Number
- K062911
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- EI
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
SUSPECTED ROOT CAUSES: BASED ON THE INFO PROVIDED, THE DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS AND ABSENCE OF INFECTION SOUNDS CONSISTENT WITH MIGRATION OF GENEX PUTTY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL RISK WHEN USED IN UNCONTAINED DEFECTS. GENEX PUTTY IS INDICATED TO BE GENTLY PACKED INTO VOIDS OR DEFECTS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM AND IS SELDOM USED IN LATERAL GUTTERS AS THE AREA CAN BE QUITE BLOODY AND THE PUTTY NOT WELL CONTAINED. THE SURGEON HAD NOT USED THE PRODUCT BEFORE AND MAY HAVE BEEN UNFAMILIAR WITH THE RECOMMENDED USE. THE PT HAS BEEN DISCHARGED AND RETURNED HOME.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: FOLLOWING SURGERY, INFECTION SUSPECTED, ALTHOUGH LATER CONFIRMED AS BEING NEGATIVE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452282 | GENEX PUTTY | GENEX PUTTY | MQV | BIOCOMPOSITES LTD. | 03/13-GP98 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |