FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW
MDR report key: 4213554
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Received October 30, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 0001811755-2014-03861
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 30, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 3, 2014
- Report Date
- October 3, 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 MALFUNCTION WAS CONFIRMED BY A MANUFACTURER REPAIR TECHNICIAN THROUGH FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION. UPON DISASSEMBLY, A FROZEN LOCKING CAM WAS FOUND, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE REPORTED EVENT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING CONDUCTED AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY THE DEVICE WAS UNINTENTIONALLY RUNNING WHILE IT WAS IN SAFE MODE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694990 | SYSTEM 6 SAGITTAL SAW | INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AC-POWERED MOTOR AND ACCESSORY/ATTACHMENT | HWE | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |