FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

APPLIANCE, FIXATION DEVICE, PROXIMAL FEMUR

MDR report key: 4247747 · Received November 13, 2014

Report

Report Number
2520274-2014-14692
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 13, 2014
Date of Event
October 8, 2014
Report Date
October 20, 2014
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
JDO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN PLATE/UNKNOWN LOT. PART NUMBERS 481.140S 135 DEG TI LC-DHS® PLATE-STANDARD BARREL 4 HOLES/78MM AND 481.871S LOCKING TROCHANTER STABILIZING PLATE FOR DHS, ADJUSTABLE, WERE REPORTED, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH ONE WAS INVOLVED IN THE COMPLAINT. PART 481.140S: K953607; PART 481.871S: DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. 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 EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRODUCTS WERE USED FOR FEMUR TROCHANTER COMMINUTED FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2014. THE PATIENT HAD A PAIN THE NEXT DAY. ACCORDING TO X-RAY, THE PATIENT¿S BONE CRACKED AT THE DISTAL PART. THE PATIENT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN. ON (B)(6) 2014, IT WAS FOUND OUT BY X-RAY THAT THE FIXATION AT THE DISTAL PART WAS BROKEN. THE PATIENT WALKED UNDER WEIGHT-BEARING CONTROL AFTER THE SURGERY. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN PLATE. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
734205 APPLIANCE, FIXATION DEVICE, PROXIMAL FEMUR JDO SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention