FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

10MM/130 DEG TI CANN TROCH FIXATION NAIL 400MM/RIGHT-STER

MDR report key: 5255599 · Received November 30, 2015

Report

Report Number
2520274-2015-17526
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 30, 2015
Report Date
November 10, 2015
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MONUMENT
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
PK011857
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PART NUMBER: 456.360S. LOT NUMBER: 7790259. RAW MATERIAL NUMBER: 7684942. MANUFACTURE DATE: 09/19/14. EXPIRATION DATE: 08-01-2023. DHR REVIEW DATE: 12/09/15. A REVIEW OF DEPUY SYNTHES (B)(4) DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR MANUFACTURING REVEALED NO ISSUES. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. (B)(6). IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CODE ¿ HWC (B)(4). DEVICE IS SCHEDULED TO BE EXPLANTED (B)(6) 2015. COMPLAINANT PART IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION, BUT HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. 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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A TROCHANTERIC FIXATION NAIL (TFN), HELICAL BLADE AND TWO (2) 5.0MM LOCKING SCREWS ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. PATIENT DEVELOPED A NON-UNION AND THE NAIL AND HELICAL BLADE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2015. THE DISTAL 5.0MM LOCKING SCREWS (QUANTITY OF 2) HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AS PART OF A PLANNED PROCEDURE FOR NAIL DYNAMIZATION. THERE WAS NO ISSUE NOTED WITH THE LOCKING SCREWS. THE NAIL AND HELICAL BLADE WERE REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY, WITHOUT ISSUE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO HARDWARE BREAKAGE, LOOSENING OR MIGRATION. THERE WAS NO REPORTED SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A LARGER DIAMETER NAIL AND A SHORTER HELICAL BLADE. THE DISTAL LOCKING SCREWS WERE PREVIOUSLY REMOVED AS PART OF A PLANNED NAIL DYNAMIZATION PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ISSUE WITH THE TWO LOCKING SCREWS. ALTHOUGH LOCKING SCREWS WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL OF THE HELICAL BLADE AND NAIL, IT IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN THE NON-UNION DEVELOPED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A TROCHANTERIC FIXATION NAIL (TFN), HELICAL BLADE AND TWO (2) 5.0MM LOCKING SCREWS ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. PATIENT IS SCHEDULED FOR REMOVAL OF THE NAIL (B)(6) 2015 DUE TO A NON-UNION AND WILL BE REVISED TO ANOTHER TFN. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
785990 10MM/130 DEG TI CANN TROCH FIXATION NAIL 400MM/RIGHT-STER ROD,FIXATION,INTRAMEDULLARY HSB SYNTHES MONUMENT 7790259

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention