FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AXIAL PIN INSERTER/EXTRACTOR

MDR report key: 9633778 · Received January 27, 2020

Report

Report Number
3013450937-2020-00007
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 27, 2020
Date of Event
December 19, 2019
Report Date
October 5, 2020
Manufacturer
ONKOS SURGICAL
Product Code
KRP
UDI-DI
B27825102211E0
PMA / PMN Number
K161520
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND THAT THE COMPONENT INVOLVED MET SPECIFICATION. THE DAMAGED INSTRUMENT WAS RETURNED FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE THREADS HAD CROSS THREADED. INTERVIEW WITH THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOUND THAT THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE INCISION VERY MINIMAL, WHICH DID NOT GRANT THEM EASY TRAJECTORY FOR THE INSTRUMENT. THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT HAD BEEN INSERTED INTO THE PIN ON AN ANGLE, THUS CAUSING THE THREADS TO CROSS AND THE INSTRUMENT TO BECOME DAMAGED. ADDITIONALLY, THIS INSTRUMENT IS REUSABLE, AND ITS LIFE SPAN DEPENDS ON THE METHOD IN WHICH IT IS USED, THE DURATION OF USE, AND ITS HANDLING BETWEEN USES. ULTIMATELY, BASED UPON THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD AND INTERVIEW WITH THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE INSTRUMENT FAILURE COULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ELEOS COMPONENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE AXIAL PIN INSERTER/EXTRACTOR CROSS THREADED WITH AN AXIAL PIN AND BECAME DAMAGED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND THAT THE COMPONENT INVOLVED MET SPECIFICATION. THE DAMAGED INSTRUMENT WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED THE REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE AXIAL PIN INSERTER/EXTRACTOR CROSS THREADED WITH AN AXIAL PIN AND BECAME DAMAGED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
97534 AXIAL PIN INSERTER/EXTRACTOR PROSTHESIS, KNEE KRP ONKOS SURGICAL 25102211E 1488408 B27825102211E0

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 20 YR