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MalfunctionHRS

PANTERA PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE FIXATION PLATE, LEFT 73MM

Received Dec 28, 2015 · Event occurred Aug 31, 2015

Report MW5058795 · MDR key 5335395

Device

Generic name

Bone Plate

Model number

TO-PANTERA

Catalog number

TO-PHP-L73

Lot number

1500110202

Product problems

  • Migration or Expulsion of Device

Patient

70 YR

  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

DURING A PANTERA SHOULDER SURGERY, A 5.2MM POST SCREW PASSED THRU THE PLATE AND INTO THE BONE. THE POST POSITION WAS NOT PART OF FRACTURE FIXATION. THE SCREW WAS LEFT IN THE PT, NO HARM TO PT. PROLONGED SURGERY LESS THAN 5 MINUTES.