FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PLATE, FIXATION, BONE
MDR report key: 3781989
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Received April 30, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2520274-2014-11139
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 30, 2014
- Report Date
- April 2, 2014
- Manufacturer
- SYNTHES USA
- Product Code
- HRS
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THIS DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. DATE OF EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE UNKNOWN MATRIXRIB PLATE. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(69) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MATRIXRIB PLATE SNAPPED SUPERIOR ANTERIOR MEDIASTINUM (SAM) ONE MONTH POST OPERATIVELY. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE UNKNOWN MATRIXRIB PLATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260677 | PLATE, FIXATION, BONE | HRS | SYNTHES USA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |