MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US PATHWAY IM DRILL 9MM; DRILLS (BITS, SLEEVES, GUIDES) : DRILLS

Model Number	2178-56-045
Medical Device Problem Code	Off-Label Use (1494)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Fall (1848); Limb Fracture (4518)
Date of Event	01/04/2022
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
Event or Problem Description
Wrong instrument was provided in the instrument set.Probably due to a misdirection of the drill bit during its passage and accentuated by the pointed end of this instrument, the surgeon crossed the anterior cortex of the femur.Unfortunately, during the night, the patient fell out of bed and fractured her femur at this fragile point.This resulted in a second surgical intervention.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary: no device was received for examination, therefore the reported event could not be confirmed.Depuy considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation will be re-opened as necessary.Device history lot: a manufacturing record evaluation (mre), was not possible because the required lot code was not provided.

• Brand Name: PATHWAY IM DRILL 9MM
• Common Device Name: DRILLS (BITS, SLEEVES, GUIDES) : DRILLS
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US; 700 orthopaedic drive; warsaw IN 46581 0988
• Manufacturer (Section G): DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910; 700 orthopaedic dr.; warsaw IN 46581 0988
• Manufacturer Contact: kara ditty-bovard ; 700 orthopaedic dr.; warsaw, IN 46581-0988 ; 6107428552
• MDR Report Key: 13293085
• Report Number: 1818910-2022-01205
• Device Sequence Number: 14634692
• Product Code: HTO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10603295095460
• UDI-Public: 10603295095460
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: BE
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 01/19/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 2178-56-045
• Device Catalogue Number: 217856045
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/07/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/04/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/19/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/07/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown