FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DHS®/DCS® LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD/90MM-STERILE

MDR report key: 7470515 · Received April 27, 2018

Report

Report Number
8030965-2018-53439
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 27, 2018
Date of Event
March 1, 2018
Report Date
April 9, 2018
Manufacturer
OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH
Product Code
KTT
UDI-DI
07611819055452
PMA / PMN Number
K791619
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

DEPUY SYNTHES IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH DEPUY SYNTHES HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY FDA, DEPUY SYNTHES OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, DEPUY SYNTHES, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED FOR PART NUMBER: 280.900S, SYNTHES LOT NUMBER: L040691: RELEASE TO WAREHOUSE DATE: 01.JULY 2016 EXPIRY DATE: 01.JUNE 2026, MANUFACTURING SITE: BALSTHAL: NO NON-CONFORMANCE REPORTS (NCRS) WERE GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD(S) SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCT THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. 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 IDENTIFIER AND WEIGHT NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPORTING. DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED INTRA-OPERATIVELY AND WAS NOT IMPLANTED / EXPLANTED. COMPLAINANT PART IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION, BUT HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED. 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 DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2018, THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE DYNAMIC HIP SCREW/DYNAMIC CONDYLAR SCREW (DHS/DCS) LAG SCREW SPLIT DURING INSERTION. ANOTHER DHR/DCS SCREW OF A DIFFERENT SIZE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH A DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) DHS/DCS LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
311077 DHS®/DCS® LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD/90MM-STERILE APPLIANCE,FIXATION,NAIL KTT OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH L040691 07611819055452

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 29 YR