MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC METRX; ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

Model Number	9560548
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/18/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Information was received from a healthcare professional via a field contact regarding a patient with a pre-operative diagnosis of hernia, undergoing a spinal therapy.It was reported that they bought the product on 2021/2/9 and the reason for the purchase is that it was broken.At that time, it was thought that it had deteriorated over time, so the sales rep did not report, but the newly purchased product was broken at the same position as the previous broken product, during the procedure.It broke at the second or the third use of product.It was damaged at the base during use.There were no patient symptoms/complications.Initial reporter information cannot be provided due to the restriction by the privacy regulation.The product will be returned.In-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization was not necessary.There were no patient symptoms or complications.Procedure/therapy details: hernia removal another curette has been added for breakage.About damage to the other curette, it was damaged during intraoperative use.No health damage in the patient occurred.Date of occurrence: (b)(6) 2021.
Event or Problem Description
Mdr decision corrected to not reportable.No additional supplemental required unless additional information received indicates reportable event.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
B5: note: review of this mdr and/or additional information received shows that there is no information to reasonably suggest that the device in this report may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury.Therefore, this event did not and does not meet the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: METRX
• Common Device Name: ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC; 4340 swinea rd; memphis TN 38118
• MDR Report Key: 11633226
• Report Number: 1030489-2021-00466
• Device Sequence Number: 3496736
• Product Code: LXH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00673978085982
• UDI-Public: 00673978085982
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/17/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 9560548
• Device Catalogue Number: 9560548
• Device Lot Number: GZ20E002
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/18/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/18/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/08/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/17/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1