FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
UNKNOWN SUPRACONDYLAR NAIL LOCKING SCREW
MDR report key: 8182767
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Received December 19, 2018
Report
- Report Number
- 0009610622-2018-01521
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 19, 2018
- Date of Event
- September 1, 2018
- Report Date
- December 19, 2018
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER TRAUMA KIEL
- Product Code
- HWC
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. DEVICE DISPOSITION IS UNKNOWN.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS PI IS FOR PATIENT 4 OF 4. AS REPORTED IN MEDWATCH # (B)(4): "WE HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR CASES WHERE THE DISTAL LOCKING SCREW OF THE STRYKER SUPRACONDYLAR NAIL (SCN) SYSTEM DISENGAGES FROM THE BONE AND NAIL. IN ALL FOUR CASES THE SCREWS HAVE BACKED OUT TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE PROMINENT AND PAINFUL THEREBY NECESSITATING SURGICAL REMOVAL...PATIENT 4: LEFT DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING USING STRYKER SCN EARLIER THIS YEAR. PROMINENT SCREW REMOVAL 4 MONTHS LATER". REVISION, PAIN, LOOSENED LOCKING SCREW.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1017539 | UNKNOWN SUPRACONDYLAR NAIL LOCKING SCREW | IMPLANT | HWC | STRYKER TRAUMA KIEL | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |