FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

JGRKNT 1.0MM MINI 3-0 NDLS

MDR report key: 3923565 · Received July 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-06079
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 9, 2014
Date of Event
February 7, 2014
Report Date
June 16, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
MBI
PMA / PMN Number
PK110879
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. EXAMINATION OF RETURNED DEVICE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT NON-CONFORMANCE. DURING THE EVALUATION, THE SLEEVES WERE ABLE TO BE MANIPULATED BY HAND, THEREFORE THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO SURGEON PREFERENCE. (B)(4). HAS BEEN ADDRESSED FOR THE EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-01673 & 06079 / 06080).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2014. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO INSERT A JUGGERKNOT MINI IN THE FIRST HOLE DRILLED; HOWEVER, THE SLEEVE WAS STUCK AND JUGGERKNOT WOULD NOT WORK. A SECOND JUGGERKNOT MINI OF THE SAME LOT WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE SURGEON OPENED ANOTHER JUGGERKNOT MINI AND ATTEMPTED TO INSERT; HOWEVER, THE SLEEVE DID NOT WORK AGAIN AND THE BONE FRACTURED DUE TO A HARD INSERTION. THE SURGEON MADE ANOTHER HOLE AND ATTEMPTED TO INSERT ANOTHER JUGGERKNOT MINI; HOWEVER, BONE HOLE WAS BROKEN DUE TO THE SLEEVE STICKING. THE SURGEON STOPPED USING THE JUGGERKNOT MINI AND IMPLANTED BIONIC BONE AND A K-WIRE IN THE FRACTURED PART. THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES DUE TO THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
399675 JGRKNT 1.0MM MINI 3-0 NDLS FASTENER FIXATION DEVICE MBI BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 608390

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R