FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES

MDR report key: 7359569 · Received March 21, 2018

Report

Report Number
3025141-2018-00128
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 21, 2018
Report Date
March 8, 2018
Manufacturer
ACUMED LLC
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K915613
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL MDRS FROM THIS ARTICLE: 3025141-2018-00129: CASE 2.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WITH FRACTURES OF BOTH THE RADIUS AND ULNA WAS TREATED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS IN THE RADIUS AND ULNA. THERE WAS NONUNION OF THE ULNA. THE NAIL WAS REMOVED, A PLATE WAS APPLIED (SUPPLEMENTED WITH AN AUTOLOGOUS ILIAC CREST BONE GRAFT) AND UNION WAS ACHIEVED. THE PATIENT WAS NON-COMPLIANT AS HE PREMATURELY REMOVED THE CAST (WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN IN PLACE FOR FOUR WEEKS FOLLOWING SURGERY). ADDITIONALLY, THE NAIL THAT WAS USED WAS 1CM LONGER THAN OPTIMUM SIZE. REFERENCE: INTERLOCKING CONTOURED INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL FIXATION FOR SELECTED DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURES OF THE FOREARM IN ADULTS. YOUNG HO LEE, SANG KI LEE, MOON SANG CHUNG, GOO HYUN BAEK, HYUN SIK GONG AND KYUNG HWAN KIM. J BONE JOINT SURG AM. 2008; 90-1891 - 1898.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
199842 ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES HSB ACUMED LLC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Required Intervention