FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW
MDR report key: 3882203
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Received June 18, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 0001811755-2014-02193
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 18, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 22, 2014
- Report Date
- May 22, 2014
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO
- Product Code
- HWE
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE REPORTED DISASSEMBLY OF THE TRIGGER WAS CONFIRMED BY A MANUFACTURER REPAIR TECHNICIAN THROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION. UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRIGGER HOUSING WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE REPORTED EVENT AND CAN BE CAUSED BY A MATERIAL FATIGUE ISSUE OR IMPACT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING CLEANING CONDUCTED AT THE USER FACILITY THE TRIGGER OF THE DEVICE DISASSEMBLED. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT. AS THIS EVENT OCCURRED DURING CLEANING, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO DELAY TO A SURGICAL PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358513 | SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW | INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AC-POWERED MOTOR AND ACCESSORY/ATTACHMENT | HWE | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |