FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIO-STRATIS

MDR report key: 940667 · Received November 9, 2007

Report

Report Number
3004824670-2007-00010
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 9, 2007
Date of Event
September 19, 2007
Report Date
November 9, 2007
Manufacturer
SCANDIUS BIOMEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
MAI
PMA / PMN Number
K04-1961
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DURING ACL RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY, A CRACK WAS OBSERVED IN THE GRAFT BLOCK IMPLANT. THE FRACTURED IMPLANT WAS REMOVED, AND REPLACED, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE RETURNED IMPLANT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED UNDER 23X MAGNIFICATION. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE IMPLANT FRACTURE WAS CAUSED BY APPLIED STRESS WITHIN THE GRAFT EYE HOLE. THIS IS AN AREA THAT DOES NOT SEE STRESS INTRA-OPERATIVELY. A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED BY TESTING SIMILAR PRODUCTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OR MISUSE COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THE EVENT. THE RESULT OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS INCONCLUSIVE. ALTHOUGH NO PT INJURY WAS REPORTED, A REVIEW OF 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 INTRAOPERATIVELY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIO-STRATIS ABSORBABLE ACL RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM MAI SCANDIUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. NA 1181

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention