LSB STYLE ANCHOR BOLTS
Report
- Report Number
- 2183456-2019-00005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 1, 2019
- Report Date
- June 21, 2019
- Manufacturer
- AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP.
- Product Code
- GZL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K163355
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
AS STATED IN THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ON JUNE 12, 2019 INFORMATION WAS BROUGHT TO THE AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION REGULATORY TEAM IN REGARDS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ANCHOR BOLTS BEING DISTRIBUTED NON-STERILE AND STERILIZED AT THE SITE VIA STERRAD STERILIZATION. IT WAS STATED THAT THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BETWEEN (B)(6) 2019 AND (B)(6) 2019 AD-TECH PERSONNEL HAVE DISTRIBUTED NON-STERILE ANCHOR BOLT PARTS TO ONE INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND ONE INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR, WHO MAY HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY STERILIZED THE NON-STERILE ANCHOR BOLTS FOR CLINICAL USE. AD-TECH DOES NOT HAVE REGULATORY CLEARANCE TO DISTRIBUTE NON-STERILE ANCHOR BOLTS AND DOES NOT HAVE A VALIDATED HOSPITAL STERILIZATION METHOD FOR THESE DEVICES. FURTHER, AD-TECH LABELING DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR STERILIZING ANCHOR BOLTS AS AD-TECH STERILIZES THE ANCHOR BOLTS VIA ETHYLENE OXIDE (ETO) STERILIZATION PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION. AD-TECH ALSO RECEIVED A PICTURE OF AN AD-TECH LSB STYLE ANCHOR BOLT IN A STERRAD POUCH IN AN OPERATING ROOM. A RECALL IS BEING INITIATED FOR THIS ISSUE.
ON JUNE 12, 2019 AD-TECH WAS MADE AWARE THAT ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BETWEEN (B)(6) 2019 AND (B)(6) 2019 AD-TECH PERSONNEL HAD DISTRIBUTED NON-STERILE ANCHOR BOLT PARTS TO ONE INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND ONE INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR, WHO MAY HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY STERILIZED THE NON-STERILE ANCHOR BOLTS FOR CLINICAL USE. AD-TECH DOES NOT HAVE REGULATORY CLEARANCE TO DISTRIBUTE NON-STERILE ANCHOR BOLTS AND DOES NOT HAVE A VALIDATED HOSPITAL STERILIZATION METHOD FOR THESE DEVICES. FURTHER, AD-TECH LABELING DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR STERILIZING ANCHOR BOLTS AS AD-TECH STERILIZES THE ANCHOR BOLTS VIA ETHYLENE OXIDE (ETO) STERILIZATION PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540650 | LSB STYLE ANCHOR BOLTS | ANCHOR BOLT | GZL | AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |