FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIO-STRATIS

MDR report key: 936679 · Received October 31, 2007

Report

Report Number
3004824670-2007-00007
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2007
Date of Event
November 17, 2005
Report Date
October 31, 2007
Manufacturer
SCANDIUS BIOMEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
MAI
PMA / PMN Number
K04-1961
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PT HAD SUCCESSFUL ACL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. AT 2 WEEK POST-OPERATIVE EXAM, THE PHYSICIAN OBSERVED JOINT LAXITY. SUBSEQUENT ARTHROSCOPIC EXAMINATION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT INTRA-SUBSTANCE TEAR OF THE ACL GRAFT, ALONG WITH A FRACTURED GRAFT BLOCK IMPLANT. ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED IMPLANT FRAGMENT REVEALED EVIDENCE OF EXTREME LOADING CONSISTENT WITH A MAJOR TRAUMATIC EVENT. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FINDINGS REPORTED BY THE PHYSICIAN. ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE TRAUMATIC EVENT CAUSED BY ACTIVITIES EXCEEDING THE LIMIT DEFINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. THIS EVENT WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED TO BE "NOT DEVICE RELATED", HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT FILES INDICATES THAT A LOW PROBABILITY FOR PT INJURY EXISTED. AN MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

GRAFT BLOCK IMPLANT CRACKED APPROX 2 WEEKS POST-OPERATIVELY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIO-STRATIS ABSORBABLE ACL RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM MAI SCANDIUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. NA 1231

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 20 YR Required Intervention