FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ORTHOLOC(TM) 3DSI CLAW(R) II PLATE

MDR report key: 4260134 · Received November 18, 2014

Report

Report Number
1043534-2014-00169
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 18, 2014
Date of Event
October 27, 2014
Report Date
November 18, 2014
Manufacturer
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
K113014
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION NOT COMPLETE. PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. TRENDS WILL BE EVALUATED. (B)(4). THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS IS THE SAME EVENT AS 1043534-2014-00168.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PARTS FOUND THE REMNANTS OF THE 4-HOLE PLATE, A DETACHED ARM AND 4 SCREWS. AN UNDAMAGED 4 HOLE 20MM PLATE HAS TWO POLYAXIAL SCREW HOLES AT EACH END WHICH ARE CONNECTED BY TWO ARMS. VISIBLE SCRATCHES, INDENTATIONS AND TOOL MARKS ARE EVIDENT ON THE RETURNED PIECES. THE RETURNED SCREWS WERE INSPECTED AND NO ISSUES WERE OBSERVED. THE 3.5 MM SCREWS WERE OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS; 2 AT 26 MM, 1 AT 24 MM AND 1 AT 22 MM. ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICES INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE WAS A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON ANALYSIS, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE WAS DUE TO EXTERNAL STRESSES APPLIED TO THE PLATE; THE SOURCE OF THE STRESS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ALLEGEDLY BOTH THE TWO HOLE AND FOUR HOLE PLATES BROKE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
746693 ORTHOLOC(TM) 3DSI CLAW(R) II PLATE SMALL JOINT COMPONENT HRS WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention