FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PASS MIS
MDR report key: 5438415
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Received February 16, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 1000432246-2016-00003
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 16, 2016
- Date of Event
- January 22, 2016
- Report Date
- February 16, 2016
- Manufacturer
- MEDICREA INTERNATIONAL
- Product Code
- MNI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K112493
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE HEXAGON OF THE NUT IN CONNECTION WITH THE NUT DRIVER WAS PROABABLY DAMAGED DURING AN OPERATION OF TIGHTENING. IF THE NUT DRIVER IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NUT DURING THE UNSCREWING, IT CAN SLIP AND CAUSE DAMAGE ON THE HEXAGON OF THE NUT, MAKING UNSCREWING IMPOSSIBLE. NOT RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE SURGEON WANTED TO REMOVE THE SCREW AND ROD ON LEFT SIDE IN ORDER TO REINSERT SCREWS, BUT HE COULD NOT UNLOCK THE NUT. HE DECIDED TO STOP THE SURGERY AND TO OPERATE ON THE PATIENT FOUR DAYS LATER. THE NUT WAS PROBABLY DAMAGED BY INSTRUMENTS AND COULDN'T BE UNSCREWED, SO THE SURGEON HAD TO CUT THE CONNECTOR TO REMOVE THE SCREW.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94921 | PASS MIS | BREAK AWAY NUT WITH DOUBLE HEXAGON | MNI | MEDICREA INTERNATIONAL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 YR | Hospitalization |