FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK

MDR report key: 97388 · Received February 15, 1995

Report

Report Number
97388
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 1995
Date of Event
October 31, 1994
Report Date
December 2, 1994
Manufacturer
DOW CORNING CORP.
Product Code
KWM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS S/P WITH A SWANSON SILASTIC IMPLANT OF THE LEFT WRIST 11 YRS AGO. SHE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FRACTURED SILASTIC IMPLANT IN 4/94 AND CONSENTED TO REMOVAL OF THE IMPLANT AND FUSION OF THE WRIST. DURING SURGERY, THE SILICONE IMPLANT WAS NOTED TO BE IN ONE PLACE BUT THERE WERE FRACTURES NOTED AROUND THE COLLARS OF THE STEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK Implant SILASTIC WRIST IMPLANT KWM DOW CORNING CORP. UNK. UNK.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 46 YR Required Intervention