FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CRANIAL DRILL BITS AND ACCESSORIES

MDR report key: 9673789 · Received February 5, 2020

Report

Report Number
2183456-2019-00034
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 5, 2020
Date of Event
June 10, 2019
Report Date
February 5, 2020
Manufacturer
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
Product Code
HBE
UDI-DI
00841823101167
PMA / PMN Number
K170442
Removal / Correction Number
2183456-08212019-R-004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MDR 2183456-2019-00034 HAS BEEN FILED PAST THE 30-DAY TIMEFRAME. THROUGH THE 2019 FDA INSPECTION, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT WHILE AD-TECH WAS EVALUATING REPORTABILITY FOR ACTUAL EVENTS IN WHICH DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY HAD OCCURRED, AD-TECH HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT EVENTS IN WHICH A MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY IF THE EVENT WERE TO RECUR. AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION, A TWO (2) YEAR RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHICH COMPLAINTS REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF AN MDR. MDR-2183456-2019-00034 WAS SUBMITTED AS A CONSERVATIVE MEASURE DUE TO THE RECALLS TIED TO THIS ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2019, AN AD-TECH CLINICAL SPECIALIST WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT OCCURRED WHEN AD-TECH'S DRILL BIT LOCKED INTO THE GUIDE. THE CASE PROCEEDED WITH A BACKUP DRILL AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
133984 CRANIAL DRILL BITS AND ACCESSORIES CRANIAL DRILL BIT HBE AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION DDK2-2.4-30X 208140671 00841823101167

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other