FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XMAX MOTOR

MDR report key: 3771060 · Received April 24, 2014

Report

Report Number
1045834-2014-11874
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 24, 2014
Date of Event
April 1, 2014
Report Date
April 1, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY SYNTHES POWER TOOLS
Product Code
ERL
PMA / PMN Number
PK965080
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THEREFORE, DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE IS UNKNOWN. AS OF THIS DATE, THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE REPORTED CONDITION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED AND/OR DUPLICATED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SENT ACCORDINGLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 4 OF THE SAME EVENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED FOOT SURGERY, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE MOTOR DEVICE, ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND CUTTER DEVICE ¿WERE MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND METAL SHAVINGS WERE FALLING INTO THE SURGICAL SITE¿ WHEN IN USE TOGETHER. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE MOTOR DEVICE WAS SWITCHED WITH A SPARE MOTOR DEVICE. THE SAME ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND CUTTER DEVICE WERE UTILIZED WITH THE SPARE MOTOR DEVICE. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IT WAS AGAIN OBSERVED THAT THE DEVICES WERE MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND METAL SHAVINGS WERE FALLING INTO THE SURGICAL SITE¿. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A FIVE MINUTE DELAY TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. IT WAS UNKNOWN TO THE REPORTER IF RADIOLOGY IMAGING WAS UTILIZED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
249942 XMAX MOTOR DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (PNEUMATIC) - HANDPIECE ERL DEPUY SYNTHES POWER TOOLS NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention CUTTING BURR DEVICE| MOTOR DEVICE| ATTACHMENT DEVICE