UNI-CP COMPRESSION PLATE UNKNOWN
Report
- Report Number
- 9615741-2018-00061
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 11, 2018
- Report Date
- March 26, 2018
- Manufacturer
- NEWDEAL SAS
- Product Code
- HRS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K093914
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE REPORTED INCIDENT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED BASED ON THE REPORTED INFORMATION.
AS NO PRODUCT, ID AND NO MANUFACTURING LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED TO INTEGRA, NO DHR REVIEW WAS PERFORMED. AS PRODUCTS WERE NOT RETURNED, NO FAILURE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED. AS EXPLAINED BY THE AUTHOR, THE UNI-CP COMPRESSION PLATE WAS PLACED DORSAL INSTEAD OF DORSOLATERAL LEADING TO ITS FAILURE AT 13 MONTHS POSTOPERATIVE. A PLATE THAT IS PLACED DORSAL IS EXPOSED TO SHEAR FORCES DUE TO THE UNIFORMLY TRANSMITTED FORCES BETWEEN THE TALUS AND NAVICULAR, SEEN IN MWS PATIENTS. SO, THE ROOT CAUSE IS A WRONG LOCATION OF THE IMPLANT.
THE FOOT AND ANKLE INTERNATIONAL (2014) PUBLISHED ¿ISOLATED TALONAVICULAR FUSION WITH TENSION BAND FOR MULLER-WEISS SYNDROME¿. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO REPORT THE MIDTERM CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC RESULTS OF THIS TECHNIQUE, WHICH APPLIES THE TENSION BAND PRINCIPLE ON ISOLATED TALONAVICULAR (TN) ARTHRODESIS TO TREAT MÜLLER-WEISS SYNDROME (MWS) PATIENTS. TEN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED DEFORMITY OF MÜLLER-WEISS SYNDROME (MWS) WERE TREATED WITH ISOLATED TALONAVICULAR (TN) ARTHRODESIS USING THE TENSION BAND TECHNIQUE. ONE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS PAIN DUE TO IMPLANT FAILURE AND THUS NEEDED A REVISION AFTER 13 MONTHS. THE UNI-CP COMPRESSION PLATE WAS PLACED DORSAL INSTEAD OF DORSOLATERAL LEADING TO ITS FAILURE AT 13 MONTHS POSTOPERATIVE. A PLATE THAT IS PLACED DORSAL IS EXPOSED TO SHEAR FORCES DUE TO THE UNIFORMLY TRANSMITTED FORCES BETWEEN THE TALUS AND NAVICULAR, SEEN IN MWS PATIENTS. IN THIS CASE FUSION OF THE TN JOINT WAS ACHIEVED AFTER 2 MONTHS BY REMOVING THE COMPRESSION PLATE AND ADDING 2 FURTHER SCREWS. FURTHER CONVALESCENCE WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263754 | UNI-CP COMPRESSION PLATE UNKNOWN | N/A | HRS | NEWDEAL SAS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |