FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
INCORE LAPIDUS SYSTEM
MDR report key: 9330947
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Received November 15, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- 3009540749-2019-00015
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 15, 2019
- Report Date
- November 15, 2019
- Manufacturer
- NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS
- Product Code
- HWC
- PMA / PMN Number
- K180257
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS BECAME AWARE OF THIS EVENT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE HEARD A SALES REPRESENTATIVE MENTION AN INCORE LAPIDUS REMOVAL. DURING FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION, THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT FUSION HAD BEEN ACHIEVED, AND THAT THE PATIENT HAD REQUESTED THE DEVICE TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE THE POST WAS "PROUD" AND COULD BE FELT BY THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO ALLEGED MALFUNCTION OR DEFICIENCY WITH THE DEVICE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE INCORE LAPIDUS SYSTEM. SOME TIME AFTER SURGERY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT FUSION WAS ACHIEVED AND THAT THE PATIENT REQUESTED FOR THE INCORE LAPIDUS SYSTEM TO BE REMOVED. THE INCORE LAPIDUS SYSTEM WAS REMOVED PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1120852 | INCORE LAPIDUS SYSTEM | POST, SCREWS | HWC | NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |