ACCORD TENSIONER

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

H11: THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN RE-EVALUATED FOR MDR REPORTING. THEREFORE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS CASE DOES NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING AND IS A NON-REPORTABLE EVENT. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE PROVIDED CONFIRMING THE OCCURRENCE OF A REPORTABLE EVENT, OUR FILES WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY AND A FURTHER REPORT SUBMITTED OUTLINING BOTH THE EVENT DETAILS AND OUR INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

H10: INTERNAL COMPLAINT REFERENCE: (B)(4). H11: THIS COMPLAINT WAS OPENED BY SMITH+NEPHEW TO DOCUMENT A PRODUCT PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH A SMITH+NEPHEW DEVICE. THE REPORTED PROBLEM RELATES TO KNOWN INHERENT DEVICE AND/OR PROCEDURAL RISKS THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED IN OUR RISK FILES. SMITH+NEPHEW WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE PROCESS AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AS REQUIRED IF ANTICIPATED SEVERITY AND/OR OCCURRENCE RATES ARE EXCEEDED. SMITH+NEPHEW HAS NO REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET ANY SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. BASED ON OUR REVIEW OF ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, WE ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE. HOWEVER, AS THE USE OF OUR PRODUCT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR TO THE REPORTED ISSUE, WE ARE CONSERVATIVELY SUBMITTING THIS REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. IF ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS OR INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THAT ALTER THE CONCLUSIONS OF THIS REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL SURGERY, TWO (2) ACCORD TENSIONERS SHOWED DAMAGE AT THE TIP, WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO BE DAMAGED WHEN TENSIONED. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, USING THE SAME DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.