FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SCREW, FIXATION, BONE

MDR report key: 7299744 · Received February 27, 2018

Report

Report Number
8030965-2018-51442
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 27, 2018
Date of Event
January 31, 2018
Report Date
January 31, 2018
Manufacturer
OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH
Product Code
HWC
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT IS FOR TWO (2) UNKNOWN LOCKING SCREWS/UNKNOWN LOT. PART AND LOT NUMBERS ARE UNKNOWN; UDI NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE PART/LOT INVOLVED: 402.016S LOT. L387887, PART 04.210.114S POSSIBLE LOT. L434616, L215341, L213776 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 INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPORTING. THIS REPORT IS FOR TWO (2) UNKNOWN LOCKING SCREWS/UNKNOWN LOT. PART AND LOT NUMBERS ARE UNKNOWN; UDI NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. DEVICE WAS NOT EXPLANTED COMPLAINANT PART IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE FOR A LEFT HALLUX VALGUS DEFORMATION CAUSED BY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ON (B)(6) 2018. DURING THE PROCEDURE, SURGEON FIXED THE FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT USING THE VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) LOCKING X-PLATE AND FOUR (4) LOCKING SCREWS. AFTER APPLYING TORQUE AND INSERTING THE TWO (2) PROXIMAL SCREWS, SURGEON THEN ATTEMPTED TO APPLY TORQUE TO THE TWO (2) DISTAL SCREWS. SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO APPLY PROPER TORQUE TO THESE TWO (2) SCREWS. SURGEON DID CONFIRM THE THREADS ON BOTH THE PLATE HOLES AND THE SCREWS WERE ENGAGED FIRMLY ENOUGH AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITH THE SCREWS UNLOCKED TO THE PLATE. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DELAY AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR TWO (2) UNKNOWN LOCKING SCREWS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
142488 SCREW, FIXATION, BONE HWC OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1