FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DYNA LOCKING TROCHANTERIC NAIL

MDR report key: 9400194 · Received December 3, 2019

Report

Report Number
9617297-2019-00005
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 3, 2019
Date of Event
November 8, 2019
Report Date
December 3, 2019
Manufacturer
U&I CORPORATION
Product Code
HSB
UDI-DI
08800015916509
PMA / PMN Number
K093707
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE ASKED THE HOSPITAL AND THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT REGARDING THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, BUT WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN AGE AND GENDER. REANALYSIS OF THE CHEMICALS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, DIMENSIONS AND APPEARANCE OF THE DAMAGED PRODUCT FOUND THEM TO BE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA, AND THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION RECORDS SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. IT SEEMS THAT THE REASON WHY IMPLANT WAS DAMAGED IN 10 MONTHS AFTER SURGERY ON DECEMBER 20, 2018 IS BECAUSE OF VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS PATIENT AGE, HISTORY (E.G. OSTEOPOROSIS), AND ACTIVITY. IN A RELATED PAPER*, WE FOUND THAT THE RATE OF BREAKAGE OF OTHER COMPANIES' PRODUCTS WAS BETWEEN 0.2% AND 5.7%, HIGHER THAN THE RATE OF BREAKAGE OF OUR PRODUCTS, 0.04%. BREAKAGE OF A THIRD GENERATION GAMMA NAIL: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURED IN SOUTH KOREA. THE FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANTING DYNA LOCKING TROCHANTERIC NAIL SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2018. IT IS CONFIRMED THAT THE TROCHANTERIC NAIL 130-11X200MM(NG1120) HAS BEEN BROKEN IN THE PATIENT BODY POSTOPERATIVELY AFTER AROUND 10 MONTHS ((B)(6) 2019) AND THE REVISION SURGERY WAS CONDUCTED FOR REMOVING THE NAIL ((B)(6) 2019).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1201047 DYNA LOCKING TROCHANTERIC NAIL INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION ROD HSB U&I CORPORATION NG1120 18I282-1 08800015916509

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention