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InjuryMBP

PLEXUR M

Received Nov 1, 2012

Report 2246640-2012-00034 · MDR key 2820107

Device

Generic name

Resorbable Bone Void Filler

Manufacturer

Osteotech, Inc.

Lot number

NOT REPORTED

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

Not reported

  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SURGEON USED RESORBABLE ALLOGRAFT BONE VOID FILLER DURING A WRIST SURGERY OF UNDETERMINED TYPE, AND THE GRAFT ALLEGEDLY "FAILED." NO ADDITIONAL PT OR DEVICE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4). WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION, NO REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS POSSIBLE, AND WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT.