| Model Number |
PK624216 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
07/01/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device met all established safety and performance requirements prior to release.Modification of the device in the manner described and for the purpose described by the initial reporter is outside of the intended use of the device.Opm was not able to obtain any more detail on the drill used by the surgeon.Further evaluation of the implant is not possible as the device was and remains implanted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the implant material melted when the surgeon attempted to drill convergent holes into the implant to tack down the temporalis muscle.Reporter noted the drill was medtronic brand and had a large diameter - "almost a burr size" - and that the congealing closed the holes the surgeon had just drilled and the surgeon had to re-drill several times delicately so this wouldn't happen.Device remains implanted.
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