RESTORATION ADM MANCHON EXPANS
Report
- Report Number
- 0002249697-2013-04079
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 17, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 4, 2013
- Report Date
- December 5, 2013
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
- Product Code
- LXH
- PMA / PMN Number
- E207315
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.
AN EVENT REGARDING ALLEGED DIFFICULTY DISASSEMBLING A TRIAL CUP FROM THE CUP IMPACTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE EVENT DESCRIPTION STATED THAT WHEN THE INSTRUMENTAL WAS ASSEMBLED, THEY NOTICED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE TRIAL CUP TO THE ADAPTER. WHEN THEY MANAGED TO FIX IT, THEY COULD NOT SEPARATE THE ADAPTER FROM THE TRIAL CUP, SO THEY DECIDE NOT TO USE THE INSTRUMENTAL AND THE DEFINITIVE CUP WAS IMPLANTED MANUALLY. A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED EVENT BY THE SUPPLIER CONCLUDED THAT THE EVENT DESCRIPTION IS NOT CLEAR BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER IS TRYING TO FIX THE TRIAL CUP TO THE CUP IMPACTOR ASSEMBLY. BUT THE TRIAL CUP IS USED WITH A TRIAL CUP HOLDER, NOT THE REPORTED DEVICES (AS EXPLAINED IN THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE). NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS EVENT IS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME.
AN EVENT REGARDING IMPROPER USE OF AN INSTRUMENT INVOLVING AN ADM CUP IMPACTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPORTED. CONCLUSION: THE RETURNED DEVICE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE REPORTED EVENT INDICATED THAT AN ADM TRIAL CUP COULD NOT BE ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED TO AN ADM CUP IMPACTOR ASSEMBLY. THE ADM SURGICAL PROTOCOL INDICATES THAT A SEPARATE INSTRUMENT EXISTS FOR USE WITH THE TRIAL CUP, AND THAT THE SUBJECT CUP IMPACTOR ASSEMBLY IS FOR USE WITH THE DEFINITIVE IMPLANT ONLY. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED THE REPORTED EVENT CONSTITUTES OFF LABEL USE OF THE INSTRUMENT.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DEVICE: THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS FOLLOWED BUT WHEN THE INSTRUMENT WAS ASSEMBLED, THEY NOTICED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE TRIAL CUP TO THE ADAPTER. WHEN THEY MANAGED TO FIX IT, THEY COULD NOT SEPARATE THE ADAPTER FROM THE TRIAL CUP, SO THEY DECIDE NOT TO USE THE INSTRUMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE CUP WAS IMPLANTED MANUALLY.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DEVICE: THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS FOLLOWED BUT WHEN THE INSTRUMENT WAS ASSEMBLED, THEY NOTICED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE TRIAL CUP TO THE ADAPTER. WHEN THEY MANAGED TO FIX IT, THEY COULD NOT SEPARATE THE ADAPTER FROM THE TRIAL CUP, SO THEY DECIDE NOT TO USE THE INSTRUMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE CUP WAS IMPLANTED MANUALLY.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DEVICE: THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS FOLLOWED BUT WHEN THE INSTRUMENT WAS ASSEMBLED, THEY NOTICED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE TRIAL CUP TO THE ADAPTER. WHEN THEY MANAGED TO FIX IT, THEY COULD NOT SEPARATE THE ADAPTER FROM THE TRIAL CUP, SO THEY DECIDE NOT TO USE THE INSTRUMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE CUP WAS IMPLANTED MANUALLY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 659830 | RESTORATION ADM MANCHON EXPANS | INSTRUMENT | LXH | STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH | G3051753 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |