LAG SCREW DRILL SLEEVE

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE DEVICE, USED IN TREATMENT, WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, PRODUCT ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. SO THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW FOUND RELATED FAILURES; THIS FAILURE MODE WILL BE MONITORED FOR FUTURE COMPLAINTS FOR ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. A REVIEW OF RISK MANAGEMENT FILES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE FOUND THAT THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS DOCUMENTED APPROPRIATELY. THIS DEVICE IS A REUSABLE INSTRUMENT THAT CAN BE EXPOSED TO NUMEROUS SURGERIES; DAMAGE FROM REPEATED USE CAN OCCUR. DAMAGE FROM PROLONGED USE, MISUSE OR ROUGH HANDLING ARE LIKELY PROBABLE CAUSES OF THE REPORTED EVENT. WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS BE ROUTINELY INSPECTED FOR WEAR AND DAMAGE AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET ANY PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. BASED ON THIS INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. WITHOUT THE ACTUAL PRODUCT INVOLVED AND/OR DEVICE INFORMATION, OUR INVESTIGATION CANNOT PROCEED. IF THE DEVICE OR NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE, THIS COMPLAINT CAN BE RE-OPENED. NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN AT THIS TIME. WE CONSIDER THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET UP FOR SURGERY THE BEARING ON THE GUIDE PIN SLEEVE AND/OR THE LAG SCREW DRILL SLEEVE ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. THE PIN SLEEVE WOULD NOT SLIDE INTO THE DRILL SLEEVE WITHOUT HEAVY MALLETING AND UNNEEDED EXTRA EFFORT. THERE WAS A DELAY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. NO INJURY REPORTED. THE PROCEDURE WAS FINISHED WITH THE SAME DEVICE.