FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OFFSET CUP IMPACTOR

MDR report key: 3908237 · Received June 5, 2014

Report

Report Number
9614497-2014-00059
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 5, 2014
Date of Event
June 22, 2011
Report Date
May 14, 2016
Manufacturer
GREATBATCH MEDICAL SA
Product Code
HWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. ONCE COMPLETED A F/U MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO GREATBATCH FOR EVALUATION AND THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. A PROCESS REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION COMPLETED BY THE DISTRIBUTOR, ATTRIBUTED THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION TO BE FATIGUE LOADING OF THE WELD JOINT AND BREAKAGE CAUSED BY REPEATED IMPACTS. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED. COMPLAINT SAMPLE NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER (GREATBATCH).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) MEDICAL IS NOT THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER OF THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTS ON (B)(6) 2014; DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE PHYSICIAN IMPACTED THE R3 SHELL AND WHEN THEY WENT TO REMOVE THE IMPACTOR IT WOULD NOT UNTHREADED FROM THE SHELL. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO FREE THE IMPACTOR, BUT ALL FAILED. CUSTOMER STATES THERE WAS A DELAY IN SURGERY OF GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES. NO ADD'L INFO WAS PROVIDED ON PATIENT OUTCOME. PATIENT AGE AND GENDER ARE UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
329743 OFFSET CUP IMPACTOR OFFSET CUP IMPACTOR HWA GREATBATCH MEDICAL SA OR71368569 11MB09251

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention