FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GRUMME RONGEUR

MDR report key: 6339949 · Received February 17, 2017

Report

Report Number
9615005-2017-80003
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 17, 2017
Date of Event
January 20, 2017
Report Date
May 5, 2017
Manufacturer
FEHLING INSTRUMENTS GMBH & CO. KG
Product Code
HTX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

DUE TO THE REASON THAT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION WE CANNOT PERFORM A PROPER ROUTE CAUSE ANALYSIS. ALL FROM OUR SIDE POSSIBLE INVESTIGATIONS WERE MADE. IN CASE WE RECEIVE THE DAMAGED DEVICE WE WILL OPEN THE CASE AGAIN.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THIS MDR IS RELATED TO MDR 9615005-2017-80003. IT'S THE FOLLOW-UP WITH THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. ACCORDING TO REPORT FROM HOSPITAL (EVENT NO. (B)(4), REPORTED 01/22/2017) RONGEUR (ARTICLE NUMBER NLU-2, LOT 12K356J, MANUFACTURING YEAR 2013) BROKE DURING SURGERY WHICH WAS NOTICED IN CSS. SMALL METAL PEACE WAS SEEN ON X-RAY. CT SCAN CONFIRMED METAL RETAINED. INCISION WAS REOPENED AT BEDSIDE. FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED . RETRIEVED FRAGMENT WAS SMALLER THAN THE MISSING PART FROM RONGEUR. ADDITIONAL X-RAY TAKEN. NO OTHER METAL WAS SEEN.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE STILL IN HOSPITAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING SURGERY THE JAW OF THE RONGUER (ARTICLE NUMBER NLU-2, LOT 12K356J, MANUFACTURING YEAR 2013) BROKE APART. AS OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF TODAY THE FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED COMPLETELY. NO PART WAS LEFT IN THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
124209 GRUMME RONGEUR RONGEUR, PRODUCT CODE: HTX HTX FEHLING INSTRUMENTS GMBH & CO. KG 12K356J

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1