FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INION OTPS BIOABSORBABLE FREEDOMPLATE

MDR report key: 4619343 · Received March 19, 2015

Report

Report Number
9710629-2015-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2015
Report Date
February 18, 2015
Manufacturer
INION OY
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
K063410
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AK, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INION FREEDOMSCREWS WERE USED FOR THE FIXATION OF INION FREEDOMPLATE. INION FREEDOMSCREW COMMON DEVICE NAME: BONE SCREW. INION FREEDOMSCREW PROCODE: HWC. INION FREEDOMSCREW 510 (K) NUMBER: K123672. THE PT WAS EXTENDING HIS FINGERS ON THE 10TH DAY POST-OP ALTHOUGH ONLY LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION IS ALLOWED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DR. (B)(6) (USA) PERFORMED OSTEOTOMY WITH PLATE FIXATION USING INION FREEDOM PLATES AND INION FREEDOMSCREWS ON A PT WITH A 70 DEGREE SHAFT DEFORMITY OF THE 5TH METACARPAL AND A 40 DEGREE SHAFT DEFORMITY OF THE 4TH METACARPAL. THE PT REPORTED A POPPING SENSATION IN THE 5TH METACARPAL WHEN HE WAS FLEXING AND EXTENDING HIS FINGERS ON THE 10TH DAY AFTER SURGERY. RADIOGRAPHS DEMONSTRATED FAILURE OF FIXATION. THE PT WAS TAKEN TO THE OPERATIVE SUITE WHERE UNDERWENT REVISION OF FIXATION OF THE 5TH METACARPAL WITH INTRAMEDULLARY PINNING. THE PLATE WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE FAILED ALONG A SCREW HOLE IN THE PLATE ADJACENT TO THE OSTEOTOMY SITE OF THE 5TH METACARPAL WHILE THE 4TH METACARPAL FIXATION REMAINED INTACT. THE PT WENT ONTO UNEVENTFUL HEALING. LOSS OF FIXATION FROM EXCESSIVE ANGULATION CORRECTION. REVISION FIXATION PERFORMED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION AND REMOVAL OF HARDWARE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
188626 INION OTPS BIOABSORBABLE FREEDOMPLATE BONE PLATE HRS INION OY UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention