FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ORTHOPEDIATRICS 3.5MM LOCKING CORTICAL SCREW, T15 HEX, 50MM

MDR report key: 7651936 · Received June 29, 2018

Report

Report Number
3006460162-2018-00045
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 29, 2018
Date of Event
May 18, 2018
Report Date
November 24, 2019
Manufacturer
ORTHOPEDIATRICS, INC
Product Code
HWC
UDI-DI
0084113211102
PMA / PMN Number
K100240
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS FOLLOW IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UPDATED: UPDATED 01 OCT 2016. UPDATED METHOD 10, 4109, 4110 AND 3331. UPDATED RESULTS 3211. UPDATED CONCLUSION 4315. COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THERE WERE NO PROCESS DEVIATIONS THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECENT DESIGN CHANGES PRIOR TO MANUFACTURING. RISK MANAGEMENT FILE REVIEW WAS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REFERENCE: (B)(4). CONCOMITANT DEVICES - ITEM: 00-1050-7004, 3.5MM 80 DEGREE DFOS PLATE, 5 DEGREE FLARE, NO OFFSET, 4 HOLE, LOT: 171000-C; ITEM: 00-0903-2650, 3.5MM LOCKING CORTICAL SCREW, T15 HEX, 50MM, LOT: 162818-J - QUANTITY: 1; ITEM: 00-0903-2648, 3.5MM LOCKING CORTICAL SCREW, T15 HEX, 48MM, LOT: 160996-J; ITEM: 00-0903-2530, 3.5MM SELF TAPPING CORTICAL SCREW, T15 HEX, SIZE 30MM, LOT: 163725-J; ITEM: 00-0903-2534, 3.5MM SELF TAPPING CORTICAL SCREW, T15 HEX, SIZE 34MM, LOT: 164341-J; ITEM: 00-0903-2532, 3.5MM SELF TAPPING CORTICAL SCREW, T15 HEX, SIZE 32MM, LOT: 152163-J. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT THE DEVICE INVESTIGATION HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ONCE THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 3006460162-2018-00043, 3006460162-2018-00044, AND 3006460162-2018-00046.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO CORRECT A VALGUS DEFORMITY OF THE DISTAL FEMUR, THE IMPLANTED PLATE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUBSIDED INTO FLEXION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THREE DISTAL LOCKING SCREWS HAD BENT. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
495426 ORTHOPEDIATRICS 3.5MM LOCKING CORTICAL SCREW, T15 HEX, 50MM LOCKING CORTICAL SCREW HWC ORTHOPEDIATRICS, INC N/A 162818-J 0084113211102

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 14 YR Required Intervention