FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

KARL STORZ

MDR report key: 697550 · Received March 28, 2006

Report

Report Number
2020550-2006-00017
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 28, 2006
Date of Event
February 17, 2005
Report Date
March 24, 2005
Manufacturer
D & R PRODUCTS CO., INC.
Product Code
HTT
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY USING A KARL STORZ SHAVER BURR THE CUSTOMER NOTICED SHINY PARTICLES, WHICH THEY BELIEVED WERE METAL, COMING FROM THE SHAVER BURR. THEY STOPPED USING THE BURR, IRRIGATED THE AREA AND BELIEVE THEY WERE ABLE TO FLUSH OUR APPROXIMATELY 95% OF THE METAL PARTICLES. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A NEW SHAVER BURR AND NO OTHER PARTICLES WERE NOTED. PATIENT CONDITION POST-OP WAS STABLE AND NO FURTHER SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 KARL STORZ POWERSHAVER DISPOSABLE BURR HTT D & R PRODUCTS CO., INC. 28205FDS 16747

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other