FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

KIT CONTAINING CC1 P1 AND THE IP INTRODUCER

MDR report key: 4788674 · Received May 19, 2015

Report

Report Number
9617494-2015-00003
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 19, 2015
Date of Event
April 14, 2015
Report Date
April 23, 2015
Manufacturer
GMS - GESELLSCHRAFT FUR MEDIZINISCHE SODENTECHNIK - N
Product Code
GWM
PMA / PMN Number
K040235
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TO DATE, THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE REPORTED INCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVAL. AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED BASED UPON THE REPORTED INFO.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REASON FOR THE USE OF THIS UNIT IP1 P WAS BECAUSE THE PT HAS A SERIOUS SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INTEGRA HAS COMPLETED THEIR INTERNAL INVESTIGATION 07/13/2015. EVAL RESULTS: ONE P1 SET WITH BROKEN DRILL STOP AND A SINGLE DRILL STOP WERE RETURNED. THE OPTICAL INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE IP1 WAS NOT IN USE JUST THE DRILL STOPS WERE USED AND DAMAGED WHILE ADJUSTING. THE DRILL STOPS BROKE AT THE AREA WHERE THE SET SCREW IS SITUATED. TWO POSSIBLE LOTS OF IP1 INTRODUCER (INCLUDING THE DRILL STOP) HAD TO BE ANALYZED. IP1 LOT 200115 & LOT 050315, NO ABNORMALITIES COULD BE DETERMINED. NO TREND COULD BE DETERMINED AFTER CHECKING THE TRACKWISE DATABASE. CONCLUSION: THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH TESTS WAS THE GAMMA RADIATION DOSE WHICH CAN BE SEEN AS THE REASON OF BROKEN DRILL STOPS. THE MALFUNCTION DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION COULD BE REPRODUCED AT (TOO) HIGH SCREWING FORCES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FIRST REPORT OF TWO INVOLVING AN 1P1 P. THE EVENT WAS INITIALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, BREAKAGE OF THE "STOP NUT" IN WHITE PLASTIC (PLACED ON THE ROD) OF PTIO2 PROBE DURING ATTEMPT TO CLAMP. THE EVENT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED AS: "THE PART BROKEN IS THE ADJUSTABLE DRILL STOP WITH SET SCREW OF THE INTRODUCER". THE PROBE IS OK. THE KIT IS IN TWO PARTS THE INTRODUCER AND THE PROBE. AS THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE INTRODUCER THEY DID NOT USE THE PROBE. THE INTRODUCER WAS IN CONTACT WITH PT. NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PT. THERE WAS A DELAY WHICH WAS THE TIME NEEDED TO OPEN ANOTHER KIT. THERE WERE TWO UNITS USED ON THE SAME PT WITH THE SAME INCIDENT, AND SAME PRODUCT ID BUT 2 DIFFERENT LOT. THE PART BROKEN IS THE ADJUSTABLE DRILL STOP WITH SET SCREW OF THE INTRODUCER. THE PROBE ARE OK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
324193 KIT CONTAINING CC1 P1 AND THE IP INTRODUCER LICOX BOLTS CATHETERS & KITS GWM GMS - GESELLSCHRAFT FUR MEDIZINISCHE SODENTECHNIK - N 060215

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 48 YR