FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BONE PLATE

MDR report key: 4232193 · Received November 6, 2014

Report

Report Number
2520274-2014-14553
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 6, 2014
Report Date
July 22, 2014
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
JEY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED.DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS.IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY ON (B)(6), 2012 FOR PLACEMENT OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MANDIBULAR PLATE FOLLOWING A BONE FRACTURE. ON (B)(6), 2013 LOCAL INFECTION WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MANDIBULAR OSTEOPLASTY TO REMOVE DAMAGED BONE AND REPLACE IMPLANTED PLATE WITH A NEW ONE. A POSITIVE OUTCOME WAS OBSERVED. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN PLATE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PER ADDITONAL INFORMAITON RECEVIED PER AN INTERNAL REVIEW; IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS A PLATE AS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT NARRATIVE. DUE TO THE MINIMAL INFORMATION AND CONSIDERING THE MULTIPLE CAUSES ASSOCIATED WITH A BROKEN PLATE AND THE ASSOCIATED PAIN. PERSISTENT PAIN IS A COMMON FINDING IN OLDER POPULATIONS AND OFTEN DEPENDS ON THE DEGREE OF INVASIVENESS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
713367 BONE PLATE JEY SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention