FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PIONEER SURGICAL RELEASE LAMINOPLASTY FIXATION SYSTEM, STEAM STERILIZATION CASE

MDR report key: 6037685 · Received October 18, 2016

Report

Report Number
1833824-2016-00035
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 18, 2016
Date of Event
September 19, 2016
Report Date
October 18, 2016
Manufacturer
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (D.B.A.RTI SURGICAL)
Product Code
LRP
PMA / PMN Number
K153735
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE STEAM STERILIZATION CASE WAS RETURNED TO PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE LATCHES THAT HOLD THE CASE LID IN PLACE WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE DHR WAS REVIEWED AND THIS CASE WAS MADE TO PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES SPECIFICATIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED INJURIES CAUSED BY THIS STEAM STERILIZATION CASE BUT SINCE THERE IS A REMOTE POTENTIAL THAT BY OPENING THE LID THE USER MAY TEAR THEIR GLOVE AND/OR HAND PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY IS REPORTING THIS OCCURRENCE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A LAB DEMONSTRATION IT WAS OBSERVED BY A RTI SURGICAL ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER THAT THE LID ON THE STEAM STERILIZATION KIT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND HAS A POTENTIAL OF RIPPING A GLOVE IF IT WAS USED IN A CLINICAL SETTING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
687943 PIONEER SURGICAL RELEASE LAMINOPLASTY FIXATION SYSTEM, STEAM STERILIZATION CASE STEAM STERILIZATION CASE LRP PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (D.B.A.RTI SURGICAL) 434-222 47140

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1