FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALVEOLAR DISTRACTOR DISTRACTION-L 8 TI

MDR report key: 3546209 · Received January 2, 2014

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-05614
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 2, 2014
Date of Event
July 4, 2013
Report Date
August 10, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
MQN
PMA / PMN Number
K043555
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DHR REVIEW WAS NOT POSSIBLE. PART/LOT COMBINATION UNKNOWN AT SYNTHES (B)(4). SUBJECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS. INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS PERFORMED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION CONCLUSION: NO DAMAGE ON THE DISTRACTOR OR THE BONE SCREWS COULD BE DETECTED. THE DISTRACTOR IS WORKING WELL. WE CANNOT SEE ANY RELATION TO THE REPORTED RESULT BECAUSE THE DEVICE DOES NOT SHOW ANY ERROR. SINCE IT WAS A BILATERAL SURGERY, WE ASSUME THAT A WRONG DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED. EXACT DATE DEVICE BROKE IS UNKNOWN. CORRECTED LOT #:3003496. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: THE PATIENT HAD A BILATERAL ALVEOLAR MANDIBLE. THE SURGERY OCCURRED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION AND THE ACTIVATION DISTRACTOR PROTOCOL WAS IMPLEMENTED ACCORDING TO SYNTHES INSTRUCTION. AFTER 3 MONTHS, OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE RESULTING IN RADIOGRAPHY CONTROL. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF SURGERY, THE SCREWS BROKE. THE PATIENT WAS IMPACTED AND NEEDED SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO REPLACE THE IMPLANT. THERE WAS NO DELAY. THE BREAK OF THE IMPLANT WAS DURING RECUPERATION. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
705 ALVEOLAR DISTRACTOR DISTRACTION-L 8 TI MQN SYNTHES GMBH 3003496

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR Required Intervention