FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY

MDR report key: 3830081 · Received May 23, 2014

Report

Report Number
2520274-2014-11600
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 23, 2014
Date of Event
May 5, 2014
Report Date
May 6, 2014
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HSB
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SW
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE UNKNOWN PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL ANTIROTATION NAIL/UNKNOWN LOT. THE ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE WAS IN 2012. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. 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)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE EXTRACTION OF PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL ANTIROTATION BLADE THE LOCKING MECHANISM DIDN¿T OPEN PROPERLY SO THE BLADE WAS EXTRACTED LOCKED WHICH LEFT A LARGE BONE DEFECT THAT HAD TO BE FILLED WITH BONE-SUBSTITUTE. THE TIME FOR THE SURGERY WAS CLEARLY PROLONGED BUT IT IS UNKNOWN THE EXACT AMOUNT OF TIME IT WAS PROLONGED FOR. THE ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE WAS IN 2012. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE UNKNOWN PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL ANTIROTATION NAIL. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
308496 ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY HSB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR Required Intervention