FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SCREW, FIXATIN, BONE

MDR report key: 5107467 · Received September 28, 2015

Report

Report Number
2520274-2015-16146
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 28, 2015
Report Date
September 14, 2015
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HWC
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. SUBJECT DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW AND THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN DENMARK AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER THE APPLICATION OF PLATE DISTALLY WITH LOCKING SCREWS, AND FIXATION PROXIMAL WITH SCREWS, THE DISTAL FRAGMENT TENDS TO DISPLACE, MAKING A GAB BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE DISTAL RADIUS. THE PATIENTS HAD THE VA2CP REMOVED TO AVOID TENDON-RUPTUR. NO PATIENTS HAD TENDON-RUPTUR. THIS REPORT IS 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
638486 SCREW, FIXATIN, BONE HWC SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention