FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
RULTRACT SKYHOOK SURGICAL RETRACTOR SYSTEMS
MDR report key: 4649850
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Received March 26, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- 1519227-2015-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 26, 2015
- Report Date
- March 24, 2015
- Manufacturer
- PEMCO, INC.
- Product Code
- GAD
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DUE TO AN OVERSIGHT, NO MDR WAS FILED AT THE ORIGINAL TIME WHEN THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. THIS DEVICE WAS PART OF A RECALL AND WAS NEVER RETURNED UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A REP FROM THE HOSP CONTACTED PEMCO AND STATED THAT BY THE FACILITY'S STANDARDS, A MALFUNCTION HAD OCCURRED. THE RATCHET CAME IN WITH A CUT CABLE. THIS DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) WAS PART OF A RECALL AND WAS NEVER RETURNED TO PEMCO AFTER THE RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED. PER (B)(4) ' CONVERSATION WITH (B)(4), HE HAD STATED THAT THE CABLE WAS CUT BECAUSE THE RATCHET JAMMED DURING SURGERY AND THE RAKE PLATE COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS A RECALLED PART THAT HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE COVER PLATE WAS REPLACED AS PART OF THE RECALL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201820 | RULTRACT SKYHOOK SURGICAL RETRACTOR SYSTEMS | RATCHET ASSEMBLY WITH SNAP CLIP | GAD | PEMCO, INC. | IR4100-IMR-41 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |