FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

11.0MM TI HELICAL BLADE 100MM

MDR report key: 3845287 · Received June 3, 2014

Report

Report Number
2520274-2014-11670
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 3, 2014
Report Date
May 9, 2014
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
PK011857
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

COMMON DEVICE NAME: ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CODE: HWC. 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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO A BROKEN TROCHANTERIC FIXATION NAIL AND A NONUNION. THE PATIENT WAS ORIGINALLY TREATED FOR A FEMUR FRACTURE DUE TO A BONE LESION IN THE FEMUR (DUE TO METASTATIC CANCER) ON (B)(6), 2013. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, DURING A ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP, THE SURGEON CONFIRMED VIA X-RAY THAT A NONUNION WAS PRESENT AND THE NAIL WAS BROKEN. THE SURGEON EXPLANTED ALL HARDWARE. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ANOTHER NAIL AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO REPORTED DELAY IN THE SURGICAL TIME. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
324647 11.0MM TI HELICAL BLADE 100MM ROD,FIXATION,INTRAMEDULLARY HSB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention