FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PLATE,FIXATION,BONE

MDR report key: 6835821 · Received August 31, 2017

Report

Report Number
2520274-2017-12202
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 31, 2017
Report Date
August 10, 2017
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
HRS
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

510K: THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN PLATE. PART AND LOT NUMBERS ARE UNKNOWN; UDI NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. PARTIAL PART NUMBER REPORTED IS 222.2XXS. LOT NUMBER REPORTED, 9840398, IS NOT A VALID LOT NUMBER FOR ANY PART BEGINNING WITH 222.2XX. DATE OF IMPLANT AND EXPLANT IS NOT KNOWN. COMPLAINANT PART IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION, BUT HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. 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

PATIENT GENDER REPORTED. PLATE FAILURE EVENT DATE REPORTED AS (B)(6) 2017. UPDATED COMPLAINT INFORMATION. PATIENT REPORTED PAIN & IMPOTENCE AT THE RIGHT KNEE CLIMBING THE STAIRS. 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

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED AN UNKNOWN PLATE BROKE POST-OPERATIVE. A REVISION SURGERY WAS NECESSARY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) UNKNOWN PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

UPDATE: 22.SEP.17 UPDATE RECEIVED: PLATE FAILURE ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT REPORTED PAIN AND IMPOTENCE AT THE RIGHT KNEE CLIMBING THE STAIRS ON THIS DATE. PREVIOUS SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2016. THE PLATE FIXATION WAS PERFORMED FOR RIGHT FEMORAL FRACTURE ON IRRADIATED BONE IN A PATIENT FOLLOWING SARCOMA EXCISION AT THE RIGHT THIGH IN 1990. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PLATE BROKE POST-OP AT AN SCREW HOLE A REVISION WAS NECESSARY. REMOVAL OF BROKEN PLATE AND REVISION WITH MEGAPROSTHESIS ON (B)(6) 2017. THE REVISION WAS SUCCESSFULLY. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES 1 PART.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
614849 PLATE,FIXATION,BONE HRS SYNTHES (USA)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention