FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PLATE, 8 HOLE STRAIGHT

MDR report key: 3834372 · Received May 28, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001032347-2014-00169
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 28, 2014
Date of Event
February 24, 2014
Report Date
May 5, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET MICROFIXATION
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
PK011076
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PATIENT FAILED TO FOLLOW POST-OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS AS INDICATED BY THE SURGEON. PATIENT CRAWLED UNDER HOMES WHICH RESULTED IN LOAD BEARING ON THE PLATE. THE PLATE BROKE AND THE PATIENT'S BONE LACERATED THE LUNG. WITHOUT A PRODUCT RETURN, NO PRODUCT EVALUATION IS ABLE TO BE CONDUCTED. THE LOT HISTORY OF THE IMPLANTED UNIT IS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS ARE UNABLE TO BE REVIEWED. PATIENT IS IN LEGAL ACTION WITH THE SURGEON, THEREFORE NO RETURN HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT ADDS VALUE TO THE RELEVANT CONTENT OF THIS REPORT AND/OR A CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REVISION WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE PLATE BREAKING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
312738 PLATE, 8 HOLE STRAIGHT BONE PLATE HRS BIOMET MICROFIXATION N/A UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization