FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY

MDR report key: 5632331 · Received May 4, 2016

Report

Report Number
2520274-2016-12546
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 4, 2016
Report Date
April 14, 2016
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HSB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). PATIENT WEIGHT IS UNKNOWN. DATE OF POST-OPERATIVE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) UNKNOWN TFNA NAIL. ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CODES FOR THIS REPORT INCLUDE HWC. (OTHER): WITHOUT A VALID PART AND LOT NUMBER, THE UDI IS NOT AVAILABLE. PER FACILITY, THE COMPLAINANT PARTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. (B)(4). UNKNOWN, AS SPECIFIC PART AND LOT NUMBERS FOR THE COMPLAINANT NAIL WERE NOT PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THE LIKELY 510K (BASED ON THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCT) IS K131548. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE REQUESTED. DEVICE 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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS ORIGINALLY TREATED FOR A HIP FRACTURE WITH THE IMPLANTATION OF A TROCHANTERIC FEMORAL NAIL ADVANCED (TFNA) SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2016. THE CONSTRUCT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING DEVICES: ONE (1) FEMORAL NAIL, ONE (1) LAG SCREW, AND TWO (2) LOCKING BOLTS. ON AN UNKNOWN POST-OPERATIVE DATE, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A COLLAPSED FEMORAL NECK AND FEMORAL HEAD BONE. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2016. DURING THE REVISION, THE SURGEON SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TFNA HARDWARE WITH NO REPORTED ISSUES. THE PATIENT WAS THEN REVISED TO A DEPUY TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT. THE PATIENT'S STATUS POST-OPERATIVELY WAS REPORTED AS STABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) UNKNOWN TFNA NAIL. THIS REPORT IS 2 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
286959 ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY HSB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention