FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PEDICPROBE Ø2.8 L230

MDR report key: 6095041 · Received November 11, 2016

Report

Report Number
2520274-2016-15345
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 11, 2016
Date of Event
October 20, 2016
Report Date
October 20, 2016
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HXB
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. (B)(4). DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED/EXPLANTED. (B)(6). WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. 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

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN SURGERY IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE WOODEN HANDLED INSTRUMENT OF A SET APPEARED TO HAVE TINY WOODEN SPLINTERS SHEARING AWAY WHILE IT WAS BEING USED FOR HAMMERING. THE HOSPITAL CHECKED THE OTHER TWO (2) SETS AND WEAR AND TEAR WERE NOTED IN ALL THREE (3) KITS. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE SCREW WITHOUT THE SURGERY BEING PROLONGED. NO INFORMATION ABOUT PATIENT CONDITION RECEIVED. CONCOMITANT REPORTED PART: 1X SCREW (PART AND LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS 4 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
747210 PEDICPROBE Ø2.8 L230 PROBE HXB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 1X SCREW (PART AND LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN)