FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIO-STRATIS

MDR report key: 940669 · Received November 9, 2007

Report

Report Number
3004824670-2007-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 9, 2007
Date of Event
October 17, 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
IT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DURING ACL RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY, A CRACK WAS OBSERVED THE GRAFT BLOCK IMPLANT. THE FRACTURED IMPLANT WAS REMOVED, AND REPLACED, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE IMPLANT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION BUT IT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE DISTRIBUTOR. 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. NO PT INJURY WAS REPORTED, BUT A LOW PROBABILITY FOR PT INJURY DID EXIST.

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 1231

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention