FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PATIENT SPECIFIC CUTTING GUIDE - TRIATHLON LEFT - US ONLY

MDR report key: 3397369 · Received October 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
0002249697-2013-03279
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 9, 2013
Date of Event
June 17, 2013
Report Date
June 17, 2013
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K110533
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THE EVALUATION SUMMARY WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVENT REGARDING REDUCED RANGE OF MOTION INVOLVING A SHAPEMATCH CUTTING GUIDE WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. DEVICE EVALUATION WAS NOT PERFORMED AS NO DEVICES WERE RECEIVED. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS WERE NOT PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW INDICATED THAT ALL DEVICES WERE ACCEPTED AND MANUFACTURED WITH NO REPORTED DISCREPANCIES. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASES INDICATED SIMILAR EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED FOR THE US SHAPEMATCH CUTTING GUIDES. CONCLUSIONS: VOLUNTARY RECALL RA 2012-171 WERE INITIATED FOR US SHAPEMATCH CUTTING GUIDES DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES. THE REPORTED REDUCED RANGE OF MOTION IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNDER THE SCOPE OF THIS RECALL. AS A RESULT OF AN INTERNAL NONCONFORMANCE THE FOLLOWING ROOT CAUSES WERE IDENTIFIED: INADEQUATE DESIGN CONTROLS; INADEQUATE USER TRAINING AND INSUFFICIENT QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION. PATIENT WAS TIGHT IN FLEXION. CHOSE TO OPERATIVELY LOOSEN TENDONS. REMOVED LINER AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER LINER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION. PATIENT WAS TIGHT IN FLEXION. CHOSE TO OPERATIVELY LOOSEN TENDONS. REMOVED LINER AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER LINER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
511745 PATIENT SPECIFIC CUTTING GUIDE - TRIATHLON LEFT - US ONLY INSTRUMENT JWH STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH 12236016

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Required Intervention