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MalfunctionGFJ

ORTHOPEDIC 2POUND/1POUND MALLET

Received Oct 21, 2013 · Event occurred Sep 30, 2013

Report 3005236665-2013-00008 · MDR key 3537202

Device

Generic name

Orthopedic Mallet

Catalog number

KM46666

Lot number

B0

Product problems

  • Material Deformation

Patient

Not reported

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED AS: COMPLAINT ALLEGES: "AFTER FOUR MONTHS THE CONDITION AND SHAPE OF THE MALLETS HAVE DEFORMED, AND BITTED AROUND THE EDGES OF THE MALLET HEADS. CONCERNED CUSTOMER MENTIONED THAT SOME BITS OF THE MALLETS MAY HAVE FALLEN INSIDE THE PATIENT HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTS OF THIS". THERE WAS NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION. PATIENT CONDITION LISTED AS FINE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

DEVICE SAMPLE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER, BUT INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.