FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MEDPOR IMPLANT

MDR report key: 829979 · Received March 16, 2007

Report

Report Number
1057129-2007-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 16, 2007
Date of Event
January 31, 2007
Report Date
March 5, 2007
Manufacturer
POREX SURGICAL
Product Code
JAZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DOCTOR INDICATED THAT THE IMPLANT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AFTER IT WAS EXPLANTED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THIS LOT WERE CHECKED FROM PROCESSING TO FINISHED GOOD AND IS WITHIN SPECIFICATION. STERILITY TESTING WAS PERFORMED AS REQUIRED AND ALL TESTS PASSED. IN THE PAST 24 MONTHS, WE MANUFACTURED 772 PIECES AND DISTRIBUTED 691 PIECES OF THE NASAL IMPLANTS AND OF THE 691 PIECES DISTRIBUTED, THE COMPLAINT PERCENTAGE RATE FOR THE PAST 24 MONTHS IS .0072. ENCLOSED IS A JOURNAL ARTICLE ENTITLED "NASAL RECONSTRUCTION USING POROUS POLYETHYLENE IMPLANTS".

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DOCTOR STATED, THAT HE PLACED A MEDPOR NASAL IMPLANT IN 2005. THE DOCTOR STATED, THAT THE PT HAD AN EXPOSURE ON THE INSIDE NOSTRIL AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE IMPLANT. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE IMPLANT IN 2007.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MEDPOR IMPLANT FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION JAZ POREX SURGICAL NA 7167

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Other