FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
GMK-HINGE PUNCHER SIZE 3-4 - HINGE
MDR report key: 9030694
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Received September 13, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- 3005180920-2019-00765
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 13, 2019
- Date of Event
- August 15, 2019
- Report Date
- September 13, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA
- Product Code
- LXH
- UDI-DI
- 07630040785631
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
BATCH REVIEW PERFORMED ON 27 AUGUST 2019: LOT 1210553: (B)(4) ITEMS MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED ON 31-OCT-2012. NO ANOMALIES FOUND RELATED TO THE PROBLEM TO DATE NO SIMILAR EVENTS REPORTED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING THE PRIMARY KNEE SURGERY, THE SURGEON OBSERVED THAT THE SIZE 3-4 PUNCHER WAS MISSING THE ETCH MARKS USED TO MEASURE THE OFFSET. THE SURGEON WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MEASURE THE OFFSET WITHOUT THE ETCH MARKS BUT IT CAUSED A 50-MINUTE DELAY IN THE CASE. THE SURGEON WAS OBLIGED TO RELEASE THE TOURNIQUET AND TO WAIT TO PUT THE TOURNIQUET BACK UP TO CEMENT. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS FROM A CONSIGNMENT SET. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 838172 | GMK-HINGE PUNCHER SIZE 3-4 - HINGE | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR KNEE SURGERY | LXH | MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA | 1210553 | 07630040785631 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |