FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
UNK
MDR report key: 529119
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Received June 10, 2004
Report
- Report Number
- 529119
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 10, 2004
- Date of Event
- March 1, 2004
- Report Date
- May 28, 2004
- Manufacturer
- UNK
- Product Code
- KWM
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR REMOVAL OF RETAINED SILASTIC PROSTHESIS OF LEFT WRIST SECONDARY TO LEFT WRIST SWELLING, PAIN, NUMBNESS, TINGLING, AND BURNING IN BOTH ARMS. DURING SURGERY IT WAS NOTED THAT PT HAD EXTENSIVE SYNOVITIS, DIFFUSE CARPAL, RADIAL, AND ULNAR EROSION DUE TO SYNOVITIS. SURGEON PERFORMED EXCISION OF FRAGMENTED IMPLANT, INTERPOSTIONAL ARTHROPLASTY DISTAL RADIAL ULNAR JOINT, WRIST ARTHRODESIS PROXIMAL ROW CARPECTOMY, AND EXTENSIVE EXCISION OF INTERCARPAL AND INTER RADIAL SYNOVITIC EROSION. THE ORIGINAL IMPLANT WAS PLACED 17 YEARS AGO.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | SILASTIC WRIST PROSTHESIS | KWM | UNK | UNK | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 YR | Required Intervention |