FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

9MM TI SOLID FEMORAL NAIL 400MM

MDR report key: 6428483 · Received March 23, 2017

Report

Report Number
3009417901-2017-10006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 23, 2017
Report Date
March 9, 2017
Manufacturer
SYNTHES SALZBURG
Product Code
HSB
UDI-DI
07611819043398
PMA / PMN Number
K923580
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IMPLANTED DATE: UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2016. EXPLANTED DATE: UNKNOWN. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE DEVICE HAS BEEN EXPLANTED OR NOT. DEVICE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. (B)(6). (B)(4). DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR PART# 464.400, LOT# 5921831. MANUFACTURING LOCATION: (B)(4), MANUFACTURING DATE: MAR 01, 2013. NO NON CONFORMANCE REPORTS WERE GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCT THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON THE RECEIVED PICTURE THE COMPLAINT IS CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE IS BROKEN. 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 NOTED THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED FROM THE BROKEN IMPLANT AND THE PATIENT ALSO EXPERIENCED A NON-UNION. IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE HAD BEEN IMPLANTED SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER 2016. THE EXPLANT DATE IS UNKNOWN. THE BROKEN DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND A NEW DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED. THAT PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOW: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE UNREAMED FEMORAL NAIL (UFN) 9MM NAIL BROKE POST-OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS GOOD. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 9MM TI SOLID FEMORAL NAIL 400MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
209670 9MM TI SOLID FEMORAL NAIL 400MM ROD,FIXATION,INTRAMEDULLARY HSB SYNTHES SALZBURG 5921831 07611819043398

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention