FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW
MDR report key: 3882277
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Received June 18, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 0001811755-2014-02189
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 18, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 21, 2014
- Report Date
- May 21, 2014
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO
- Product Code
- HWE
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, 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 AT SCREW BOSS, 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 TESTING CONDUCTED AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY THE TRIGGER OF THE DEVICE DISASSEMBLED. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT. AS THIS EVENT OCCURRED DURING TESTING AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO DELAY TO A SURGICAL PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358161 | SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW | INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AC-POWERED MOTOR AND ACCESSORY/ATTACHMENT | HWE | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |