FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CRANIAL DRILL BITS AND ACCESSORIES

MDR report key: 9673843 · Received February 5, 2020

Report

Report Number
2183456-2019-00039
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 5, 2020
Date of Event
July 13, 2018
Report Date
February 5, 2020
Manufacturer
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
Product Code
HBE
PMA / PMN Number
K170442
Removal / Correction Number
2183456-08212019-R-004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MDR 2183456-2019-00039 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-2183456-2019-00039 WAS SUBMITTED AS A CONSERVATIVE MEASURE DUE TO THE RECALLS TIED TO THIS ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON JULY 13, 2018, AN AD-TECH CLINICAL SPECIALIST RECEIVED AN EMAIL REPORTING THAT A DRILL BIT HAD FUSED WITH A DRILL SLEEVE GUIDE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
132648 CRANIAL DRILL BITS AND ACCESSORIES DRILL SLEEVE GUIDE HBE AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other