FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
CHAMPION SUTURE SLIDER
MDR report key: 3855851
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Received May 1, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2249697-2014-00007
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 1, 2014
- Date of Event
- April 2, 2014
- Report Date
- April 30, 2014
- Manufacturer
- T.A.G. MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORP. LTD
- Product Code
- HWQ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DOCTOR WAS USING CHAMPION SLIDER TO TAKE BITE OF LABRUM TO PASS THE SUTURE THROUGH AND BROKE PART OF THE SLIDER NEEDLE OFF IN THE JOINT. HE THEN TRIED TO LOCATE THE BROKEN PIECE AND REMOVE IT FROM INSIDE THE JOINT BUT WAS UNABLE TO . IT REMAINED IN THE PT. SURGERY WAS PROLONGED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-60MIN. THE BROKEN PART OF THE DEVICE WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PT'S JOINT. SURGEON STATED THAT HE WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO GO BACK IN FOR ANOTHER SURGERY AT A LATER DATE TO REMOVE IT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262001 | CHAMPION SUTURE SLIDER | PASSER | HWQ | T.A.G. MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORP. LTD | 13F76 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 YR | Other |