FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SCREWDRIVER HANDLE

MDR report key: 4693 · Received July 31, 1992

Report

Report Number
4693
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 31, 1992
Date of Event
December 5, 1991
Report Date
December 17, 1991
Manufacturer
SYNTHES - A-O
Product Code
LRZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HANDLE OF SCREWDRIVER BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES WHILE PHYSICIAN WAS REMOVING SCREWS FOR BROKEN PLATEINVALID DATA - REGARDING SINGLE USE LABELING OF DEVICE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, OTHER. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: COMPONENT FAILURE. CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE DIRECTLY CAUSED EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE, OTHER. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SCREWDRIVER HANDLE LRZ SYNTHES - A-O 314.02

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 23 YR Other