FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNIVERSAL OSCILLATING SAW ATTACHMENT
MDR report key: 3813240
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Received March 27, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 8031000-2014-00205
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 27, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 11, 2013
- Report Date
- March 24, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER SURGICAL S.A.
- Product Code
- GFA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SZ
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR AND EVALUATION. THE SERVICE RECORD INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 11/28/2012. EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE OBSERVED THAT EVERY DEVICE DISPLAYED POSITIONS WHERE PINS WERE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTED DRIVE SHAFT. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE IS UNDETERMINED. THE DEVICE WAS SERVICED AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE UNIVERSAL OSCILLATING SAW ATTACHMENT BLADE WAS STUCK IN THE SAW ATTACHMENT, THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT OPENING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM OR DELAY REPORTED, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN ALTERNATE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179632 | UNIVERSAL OSCILLATING SAW ATTACHMENT | UNIVERSAL OSCILLATING SAW ATTACHMENT | GFA | ZIMMER SURGICAL S.A. | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |