TFNA SCREW 90MM - STERILE
Report
- Report Number
- 3003506883-2017-10046
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 28, 2017
- Report Date
- March 7, 2017
- Manufacturer
- SYNTHES ELMIRA
- Product Code
- HSB
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131548
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: EVENT DATE: UNKNOWN. (B)(4). ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE UNKNOWN MAY BE 2016 OR (B)(6) 2017. DEVICE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE UNKNOWN MAY BE 2016 OR (B)(6) 2017 . THE REPORTED EVENT REQUIRED MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO PRECLUDE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO A BODY STRUCTURE. SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE THIS DETERMINATION WILL BE REVIEWED ACCORDINGLY. DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED. THE REPORT INDICATES THAT THE: DHR REVIEW FOR PART # 04.038.090S, LOT # 9841586, RELEASE TO WAREHOUSE DATE: 28 JULY 2015, EXPIRATION DATE: 30 JUNE 2025, MANUFACTURING SITE: (B)(6). DHR RECORD REVIEW: A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO COMPLAINT RELATED ANOMALIES. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD SHOWS THIS LOT OF TFNA SCREW 90MM STERILE PRODUCT WAS PROCESSED THROUGH THE NORMAL MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION OPERATIONS WITH NO REWORK NOR NONCONFORMITIES NOTED. THIS LOT MET ALL DIMENSIONAL, VISUAL AND PACKAGING CRITERIA AT THE TIME OF RELEASE WITH NO ISSUES DOCUMENTED DURING THE MANUFACTURE THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. A REVIEW OF THE RAW MATERIAL DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED THIS LOT MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS WITH NO NON-CONFORMANCE NOTED. THIS RAW MATERIAL LOT MET ALL DIMENSIONAL AND VISUAL CRITERIA AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE WITH NO ISSUES DOCUMENTED DURING THE MANUFACTURE THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. NO NCRS WERE GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PRODUCT THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
(B)(6). 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.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT THE REMOVAL OF A TROCHANTERIC FEMORAL NAIL ADVANCED (TFNA) NAIL AND LAG SCREW AND WAS REVISED TO A DEPUY TOTAL HIP ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT HAD INITIALLY BEEN IMPLANTED WITH THE TFNA NAIL AND LAG SCREW IN EITHER DECEMBER 2016 OR (B)(6) 2017 AND HAD FALLEN ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. AN X-RAY, DATE UNKNOWN, REVEALED THAT THE FRACTURE WAS IN THE FEMORAL HEAD AND THAT THE NAIL HAD PULLED OUT OF PLACE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT BOTH DEVICES WERE INTACT AND EASILY REMOVED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, WITHOUT DELAY, AND THE PATIENT REPORTED AS STABLE. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR TWO DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
CLARIFICATION WAS RECEIVED THAT IT WAS THE LAG SCREW THAT HAD PULLED OUT OF PLACE NOT THE NAIL AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223032 | TFNA SCREW 90MM - STERILE | ROD,FIXATION,INTRAMEDULLARY | HSB | SYNTHES ELMIRA | 9841586 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 YR | Required Intervention |