MAUDE Adverse Event Report: STRYKER TRAUMA KIEL UNKNOWN GAMMA THREADED GUIDE WIRE CASE 6; INSTRUMENT

Catalog Number UNK_KIE

Device Problem Unintended Movement (3026)

Patient Problem Perforation (2001)

Event Date 08/24/2015

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

The reported event could not be confirmed, since the device was not returned for evaluation and no other additional information is available.More detailed information about the complaint event as well as the affected device must be available in order to determine the root cause of the complaint event.The device history record could not be reviewed because the affected lot number was not communicated.If any further information is provided, the investigation report will be updated.

Event Description

The manufacturer became aware of a literature published by 424 military general hospital, thessaloniki in greece.The title of this report is ¿subtrochanteric femoral fractures treated with the long gamma3® nail: a historical control case study versus long trochanteric gamma nail¿ which is associated with the stryker ¿gamma nailing¿ system.The article can be found at http://dx.Doi.Org/10.1016/j.Otsr.2015.06.018.This report includes research done on 158 patients between the period 2000 and 2005.It was not possible to ascertain specific device details or patient information from the report, or to match the events reported with previously reported complaints.Therefore, new complaints were initiated in the system for the post-operative complications mentioned in the report.This product inquiry addresses (6) cases of perforation of acetabulum (by the threaded guide wire) in the group of the patients treated with ltgn (long trochanteric gamma nail).

• Brand Name: UNKNOWN GAMMA THREADED GUIDE WIRE CASE 6
• Type of Device: INSTRUMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): STRYKER TRAUMA KIEL; prof. kuentscher-strasse 1-5; schoenkirchen/kiel D-242 32; GM D-24232
• Manufacturer (Section G): STRYKER TRAUMA KIEL; prof. kuentscher-strasse 1-5; schoenkirchen/kiel D-242 32; GM D-24232
• Manufacturer Contact: anna jusinski ; 325 corporate drive; mahwah, NJ 07430 ; 2018315000
• MDR Report Key: 11011302
• MDR Text Key: 221542750
• Report Number: 0009610622-2020-00952
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: JDW
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: GR
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: literature
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 12/15/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 12/15/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: UNK_KIE
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 11/18/2020
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other