FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

4.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 34MM F/IM NAILS-STER

MDR report key: 3360998 · Received September 20, 2013

Report

Report Number
2520274-2013-06456
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 20, 2013
Report Date
August 23, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K103002
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. 510K NUMBER: HWC-K000089. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER FACILITY REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED WITH A TIBIAL NAIL AND THREE SCREWS TO TREAT A TIBIAL FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2013. IT WAS REPORTED THE SCREW WAS NOT STATICALLY LOCKED TO ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT AND TO ALLOW THE FRACTURE TO COLLAPSE. THIS ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE TIBIAL NAIL TO MOVE AND PREVENTED THE PATIENT FROM BEING ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN HER LEG. REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013 AND THE TIBIAL NAIL WAS RE-IMPLANTED, THE THREE ORIGINAL SCREWS WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH THREE DISTAL LOCKING SCREWS. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 4.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 34MM F/IM NAILS-STER. THIS IS 2 OF 4 REPORTS FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
476898 4.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 34MM F/IM NAILS-STER HSB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 36 YR Required Intervention