FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW
MDR report key: 3925604
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Received July 10, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 0001811755-2014-02450
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 10, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 12, 2014
- Report Date
- June 12, 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 WAS CONFIRMED BY A MANUFACTURER REPAIR TECHNICIAN THROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION. UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BARREL WAS FRACTURED AT THE LEVER MOUNT, 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 BLADE MOUNT LEVER 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404697 | SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW | INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AC-POWERED MOTOR AND ACCESSORY/ATTACHMENT | HWE | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |