HIP END EFFECTOR, VARIABLE ANGLE
Report
- Report Number
- 3005985723-2016-00428
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 8, 2016
- Date of Event
- December 7, 2016
- Report Date
- January 17, 2017
- Manufacturer
- MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
- Product Code
- OLO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K141989
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
AS PART OF NORMAL COMPLAINT FOLLOW-UP, AN EVALUATION OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN INITIATED BY MAKO SURGICAL. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
AS PART OF NORMAL COMPLAINT FOLLOW-UP, AN EVALUATION OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN INITIATED BY MAKO SURGICAL. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REPORTED EVENT: THE HIP END EFFECTOR WAS WORKING FINE THROUGH REGISTRATION, HOWEVER, JUST PRIOR TO REAMING, THE SURGEON GRABBED THE HIP END EFFECTOR AND TRIED SLIDING THE OFFSET REAMER HANDLE OVER THE SLIDING MECHANISM ON THE BACK. IT WAS THEN THAT THE PLATFORM ON THE END EFFECTOR FELL OUT. I¿M ATTACHING PICTURES OF BROKEN END EFFECTOR. THE SURGEON REQUESTED TO CONVERT TO A MANUAL THA, WITH ABOUT A THREE MIN. DELAY. SURGEON WAS HAPPY WITH POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS. DEVICE EVALUATION AND RESULTS: VISUAL INSPECTION THE VARIABLE HIP END EFFECTOR SHOWED A FAILED LOCKING MECHANISM. SPECIFICALLY THE LOCKING MECHANISM KNOB WAS BROKEN AND OXIDATION WAS OBSERVED IN THE SUBASSEMBLY, WHICH HAS MADE ACTUATING THE LOCKING MECHANISM DIFFICULT. THERE ARE CRACKS ALONG THE NOTCHES OF THE VARIOUS ANGLES IN THE FRONT OF THE END EFFECTOR. DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION: DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT COMPLETED, VISUAL INSPECTION CLEARLY SHOWS THE FAILURE OF THE DEVICE. FUNCTIONAL INSPECTION: FUNCTIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT COMPLETED, VISUAL INSPECTION CLEARLY SHOWS THE FAILURE OF THE DEVICE. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS INDICATE (B)(4) DEVICES WERE MANUFACTURED AND INSPECTED ON 04-05-2016. (B)(4) WERE ACCEPTED WITH NO REPORTED DISCREPANCIES, THIS INCLUDES THE RETURNED DEVICE. (B)(4) WAS DISPOSITIONED ACCORDING TO QT16-04-0015. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSPECTION RECORD CONFIRMS THAT THE CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE FOR ASSEMBLY WAS PRESENT AND ACCURATE FOR ALL TOP AND SUBASSEMBLY COMPONENTS. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW: BASED ON THE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION, THE CATSWEB AND TRACKWISE COMPLAINT DATABASES WERE REVIEWED FROM 2011 TO PRESENT FOR SIMILAR REPORTED EVENTS REGARDING THE VARIABLE HIP END EFFECTOR, FAILED LOCKING MECHANISM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER EVENTS FOR THE REFERENCED SERIAL NUMBER. THERE HAS BEEN 6 EVENTS REFERENCED FOR THE LOT NUMBER. PRS # (B)(4) - WERE FOUND TO BE FROM THE SAME LOT AS THE PART IN THIS COMPLAINT. THE PARTS FROM PRS # (B)(4) THE SAME FAILURE. CONCLUSIONS: FAILURE CONFIRMED. CORRECTIVE ACTION/PREVENTIVE ACTION: NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS THERE IS NO INDICATION TO SUGGEST A PRODUCT NON-CONFORMITY OR UNANTICIPATED HAZARD.
THE PATIENT WAS PERFORMING A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE USING THE ROBOTIC ARM INTERACTIVE ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEM (RIO) WHEN THE PLATFORM ON THE END EFFECTOR FELL OUT. THE SURGEON REQUESTED TO CONVERT TO A MANUAL THA.
THE PATIENT WAS PERFORMING A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE USING THE ROBOTIC ARM INTERACTIVE ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEM (RIO) WHEN THE PLATFORM ON THE END EFFECTOR FELL OUT. THE SURGEON REQUESTED TO CONVERT TO A MANUAL THA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 806712 | HIP END EFFECTOR, VARIABLE ANGLE | STEREOTACTIC DEVICE, ROBOTICS | OLO | MAKO SURGICAL CORP. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization |