FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BILOK SCREW

MDR report key: 369165 · Received December 28, 2001

Report

Report Number
MW1023717
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 28, 2001
Date of Event
December 5, 2001
Report Date
December 18, 2001
Manufacturer
BIOCOMPOSITES LTD
Product Code
HWC
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING AN ACL PROCEDURE A HAMSTRING GRAFT WAS SHREDDED AND REQUIRED RESUTURING. CONTRARY TO MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS IN IFU, SURGEON USED A THRADED TAP TO DILATE THE TUNNEL INSTEAD OF A DILATOR. RE-SUTURED GRAFT WAS RE-INSERTED INTO TUNNEL WITH MINIMAL TIME DELAY. DURING SCREW INSERTION, DILATOR WAS NOT USED, DRIVER BENT AND SCREW HEAD SHEARED. SCREW WAS INSERTED FULLY AND SURGEON DEEMED GOOD GRAFT FIXATION WAS ACHIEVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
59055 BILOK SCREW ACL INTERFERENCE SCREW HWC BIOCOMPOSITES LTD 101925 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Required Intervention