FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MECTA C SELF RETRAINING SCREWDRIVER
MDR report key: 4503936
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Received February 9, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- 3006639916-2015-00013
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 9, 2015
- Date of Event
- January 6, 2015
- Report Date
- February 6, 2015
- Manufacturer
- MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA
- Product Code
- LXH
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- SZ
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE SURGEON HAS MISTAKENLY EXPANDED THE SCREW TOO EARLY AND THEN HAD TRIED TO PUT A SCREW IN THE PLATE WITH FORCE. BOTH SCREWDRIVERS WERE BROKEN (OF THE SAME LOT AND CODE). THE OPERATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH THE RESCUE SCREWDRIVER. MFR REF #: 3005180920-2015-00013.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89860 | MECTA C SELF RETRAINING SCREWDRIVER | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR SPINE | LXH | MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA | 1316455 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | NOTE:2 ITEMS OF THE SAME LOT # AND CATALOG # ARE,| INVOLVED. |