FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WAYPINT STEREOTACTIC SYSTEM - BONE ANCHORS
MDR report key: 5276829
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Received December 7, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- 3002250546-2015-00006
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 7, 2015
- Date of Event
- November 3, 2015
- Report Date
- November 4, 2015
- Manufacturer
- FHC, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K092192
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD ANCHORS FOR A STARFIX PLATFORM WERE INFECTED. CONCERNING THE BONE ANCHORS - THE PATIENT IS HEAVILY IMPAIRED DUE TO EXTREME UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENTS, SHE'S A (B)(6) PATIENT. THEREFORE, DR. THINKS THAT UNFORTUNATELY SHE DID TOUCH THE BONE ANCHOR INCISIONS OFTEN. THE WOUNDS DID SHOW SOME TRACES OF DIRT AS WELL. AFTER THE PLACEMENT OF THE SCREWS SHE WENT BACK TO THE NURSING HOME, THIS MIGHT ALSO BE ANOTHER FACTOR DUE TO LIMITED SUPPORT. TWO SCREWS DID SHOW PURULENCE AND DR. WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A CONTAMINATION INTO THE BRAIN. THAT'S WHY HE PREFERRED TO RESCHEDULED AND RESTART THE FULL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO AVOID SERIOUS PROBLEMS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801916 | WAYPINT STEREOTACTIC SYSTEM - BONE ANCHORS | STEREOTACTIC SYSTEM | HAW | FHC, INC. | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization |