FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CRANIAL DRILL BITS AND ACCESSORIES

MDR report key: 9701836 · Received February 12, 2020

Report

Report Number
2183456-2020-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 12, 2020
Date of Event
September 20, 2017
Report Date
February 6, 2020
Manufacturer
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP.
Product Code
HBE
UDI-DI
00841823101167
PMA / PMN Number
K170442
Removal / Correction Number
2183456-12202017-001-R
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MDR 2183456-2020-00002 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-2183456-2020-00002 WAS SUBMITTED AS A CONSERVATIVE MEASURE DUE TO THE RECALLS TIED TO THIS ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2017 A CUSTOMER INFORMED US THAT UPON OPENING A BOX OF DRILL BITS THE ACTUAL PRODUCT IN THE BOX WAS A DIFFERENT SIZE DRILL BIT. THEY HAD ADDITIONAL DRILL BITS ON THE SHELF AND PROCEEDED THE CASE AS SCHEDULED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
166143 CRANIAL DRILL BITS AND ACCESSORIES DRILL BIT HBE AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP. DDK2-2.4-30X 208140649 00841823101167

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1