FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CERTAIN® TITANIUM LARGE HEXED SCREW

MDR report key: 9600099 · Received January 17, 2020

Report

Report Number
0001038806-2020-00150
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 17, 2020
Date of Event
June 17, 2019
Report Date
March 19, 2020
Manufacturer
BIOMET 3I
Product Code
DZE
PMA / PMN Number
K972444
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ZIMMERBIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4). ONE CERTAIN® TITANIUM LARGE HEXED SCREW (ILRGHT) WAS RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE AS RETURNED PRODUCT IDENTIFIED THAT SCREW FRACTURED NEAR THE START OF THE THREADS. FUNCTIONAL TESTING TO RECREATE THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DEVICE AND EVENT. NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WERE NOTED ON THE PER. THE PATIENT HAD UNKNOWN BONE DENSITY. THE REPORTED DEVICES WERE USED ON UNKNOWN TEETH AND WERE USED FOR AN UNKNOWN DURATION. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT PROVIDE PICTURES OR X-RAY IMAGES. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEWS AND COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEWS BY LOT NUMBER COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, AS THE LOT NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED DEVICE ISNOT AVAILABLE. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW BY ITEM NUMBER WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE (ILRGHT) DATING BACK TO 12 MONTHS FROM NOW. THE COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NO EXISTING NON-CONFORMANCE/CAPA/HHE/D/IE/PRODUCT HOLDS FOR THE REPORTED DEVICES RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED: B4: DATE OF THIS REPORT. G7: TYPE OF REPORT, FOLLOW-UP NUMBER. H2: FOLLOW UP TYPE. H3: DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: CHANGE ¿NO' TO 'YES'. H6: EVALUATION CODES. H10: ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZIMMERBIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4). PMA/510(K): K072642.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED SCREW FRACTURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
66292 CERTAIN® TITANIUM LARGE HEXED SCREW DENTAL SCREW DZE BIOMET 3I

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention