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ORTHOSORB LS 1.3MM 3 PIN KIT

Received Dec 8, 2015

Report 0001825034-2015-04912 · MDR key 5273572

Device

Generic name

Pin, Fixation

Manufacturer

Biomet Trauma

Model number

N/A

Catalog number

110010742

Lot number

UNKNOWN

Product problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information

Patient

Not reported

  • No Information

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NECESSARY TO REVIEW MANUFACTURING HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER 3 STATES, ¿BENDING, FRACTURE, LOOSENING, RUBBING AND MIGRATION OF THE DEVICES CAN OCCUR AS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY, TRAUMA OR LOAD BEARING.¿

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN INDICATED DUE TO FRACTURING PINS; HOWEVER, NO REVISION HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.