FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
BURR,SLAP,4.5MM DSPL,DYO PWR /6
MDR report key: 5973069
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Received September 23, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 1219602-2016-00938
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 23, 2016
- Date of Event
- January 7, 2016
- Report Date
- January 20, 2016
- Manufacturer
- SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
- Product Code
- HAB
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(6). EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED. WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE IN QUESTION A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED INCIDENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE REPORTED WITH THIS PRODUCT DURING MANUFACTURE. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT WOULD SUGGEST THE DEVICE DID NOT MEET PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS UPON RELEASE INTO DISTRIBUTION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE PERFORMING A KNEE ARTHROSCOPY, THE PROTECTIVE COVER ON THE SLAP BURR SHAVER END BECAME DETACHED FROM THE SHAVER END. THE PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF ALONG THE WELD LINE OF THE ARTHROSCOPIC SHAVER END AND WAS THEN FLOATING INSIDE THE KNEE. THE PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE KNEE. NO PATIENT INJURY OR OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 624608 | BURR,SLAP,4.5MM DSPL,DYO PWR /6 | SAW, POWERED, AND ACCESSORIES | HAB | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 50792843 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |