FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
2.4MM CANNULATED SCREW DRIVER
MDR report key: 6529869
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Received April 28, 2017
Report
- Report Number
- 3007420745-2017-00006
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 28, 2017
- Date of Event
- March 17, 2017
- Report Date
- April 28, 2017
- Manufacturer
- TRILLIANT SURGICAL, LTD
- Product Code
- HWC
- PMA / PMN Number
- K112737
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING A BUNIONECTOMY ON A (B)(6) FEMALE, THE DOCTOR EXPERIENCED A 2.4MM HEADLESS DRIVER BREAK. THE DOCTOR FULLY PRE DRILLED AND PROX DRILLED AND HAD ALMOST FULLY INSERTED THE 202-24-024 SCREW INTO THE PATIENT WHEN DURING THE LAST 5 TURNS OR SO, THE DRIVER BROKE. FLOURO WAS UTILIZED TO CLEAN OUT FRAGMENTS FROM THE SURGICAL SITE. THE DOCTOR THEN USED THE 2.4MM HEADLESS REMOVAL BIT TO COMPLETE THE CASE. AFTER THE PATIENT WAS CLOSED UP AND FLOURO WAS AGAIN UTILIZED, THE DOCTOR NOTICED THERE WERE DRIVER FRAGMENTS REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. THE 202-24-024 SCREW REMAINS IN THE PATIENT AND THE 2.4 HEADLESS REMOVAL BIT WAS KEPT AS IT WAS FINE TO USE FOR OTHER CASES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313051 | 2.4MM CANNULATED SCREW DRIVER | SCREW DRIVER | HWC | TRILLIANT SURGICAL, LTD | 19591 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 YR |