FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCUSHAPE

MDR report key: 8737659 · Received June 26, 2019

Report

Report Number
3009196021-2019-00005
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 26, 2019
Date of Event
May 21, 2018
Report Date
June 24, 2019
Manufacturer
MEDCAD
Product Code
GXN
PMA / PMN Number
K110684
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT FOR DIAGNOSIS. ON (B)(6) 2018, A DISTRIBUTOR SALES REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED MEDCAD THAT THE ACCUSHAPE PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANT DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE DEFECT COVERAGE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THERE WAS MORE RETRACTION IN THE TEMPORALIS REGION OF THE DEFECT THAN THE SURGEON HAD REQUESTED. REVIEW OF PRODUCTION RECORDS FOR THE CASE SHOW THAT UPON REVIEW OF THE IMPLANT DESIGN, THE SURGEON REQUESTED ADDITIONAL RETRACTION FROM THE PATIENT'S NATIVE BONE. REVIEW OF THE DESIGN FILE SHOWS THAT THE IMPLANT WAS REDESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED WITH MORE RETRACTION THAN THE SURGEON REQUESTED. ON (B)(6)2018, THE COMPLAINANT INFORMED MEDCAD THAT THE IMPLANT WAS NOT USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018, DUE TO UNINTENDED FIT. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED USING TITANIUM MESH INSTEAD OF THE ACCUSHAPE CRANIAL IMPLANT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2018, A DISTRIBUTOR SALES REPRESENTATIVE NOTIFIED MEDCAD THAT THE ACCUSHAPE PEEK PATIENT-SPECIFIC CRANIAL IMPLANT DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE DEFECT COVERAGE. AS A RESULT, THE IMPLANT WAS NOT USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
529448 ACCUSHAPE PEEK PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANT GXN MEDCAD 182312 SIN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR