Catalog Number 234-118-008 |
Device Problems
Break (1069); Detachment Of Device Component (1104)
|
Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
|
Event Date 04/02/2018 |
Event Type
Injury
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
This record will be filed on behalf of the legal manufacturer, tag medical products.Additional information will be provided once the investigation has been completed.The device manufacture date is not known at this time.However, should it become available it will be provided in future reports.
|
|
Event Description
|
It was reported the tap broke off distally into the patient.
|
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
This device was not received for evaluation at stryker endoscopy.This device was received at oem (tag medical) for evaluation.Based on the tag medical's service record attached, the reported failure ¿[tap broke off distally into femur]¿ was confirmed.The device is broken, and none of the functional or dimensional test could be performed.It was noticed that the device was used with a radius of less than 25 mm.In the ifu118st it says there are limitations for the use of this device.It states "bending angles must be smaller than 28 degrees and that the device should not be bent with a radius of less than 25mm.As no detailed explanation was forwarded as to the conditions of the use of device we conclude that he device was used over it's limitations as described in the ifu.The failure mode will be monitored for future reoccurrence.
|
|
Event Description
|
It was reported the tap broke off distally into the patient.
|
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|