FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

10MM TI LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL RECON NAIL-EX/300MM/RT-STERILE

MDR report key: 6095551 · Received November 11, 2016

Report

Report Number
2520274-2016-15350
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 11, 2016
Report Date
October 15, 2016
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K040336
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). COMPLAINANT PART IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. 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. DEVICE WAS 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 IMPLANTED WITH A 300MM TITANIUM CANNULATED LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL RECON NAIL, A 6.5MM RECON SCREW, AND FOUR (4) TITANIUM STARDRIVE LOCKING SCREWS ON AN UNKNOWN DATE TO REPAIR A FEMUR FRACTURE. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT REPORTED FEELING SOME PAIN AFTER A FALL. UPON EVALUATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FIXATION WAS COLLAPSED AND HAD FAILED. IT WAS CLARIFIED THAT UPON EXAMINATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COMPLAINED DEVICES HAD MIGRATED. ON (B)(6) 2016, THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR A REVISION SURGERY TO REMOVE THE COMPLAINED DEVICES. ALL OF THE DEVICES WERE REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE INTACT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO REPORTS OF DELAY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
746603 10MM TI LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL RECON NAIL-EX/300MM/RT-STERILE ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY HSB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 40 YR Required Intervention