inforMED
InjuryHTY

ZIMMER BIOMET TIP STEINMANN PIN

Received Feb 16, 2023 · Event occurred Feb 2, 2023

Report MW5115007 · MDR key 16398108

Device

Generic name

Pin, Fixation, Smooth

Model number

405800

Lot number

246990

Product problems

  • Break

Patient

56 YR · Male

  • Foreign Body In Patient
  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY, SCRUB TECH NOTED THAT THE DRILL BIT USED DURING THE CASE HAD A BROKEN TIP; SURGEON NOTIFIED; XRAY OBTAINED AND BROKEN TIP OF THE DRILL BIT WAS NOTED IN THE GLENOID.