Per (b)(4) initial report: it was reported that the patient had experienced a fall post primary surgery which resulted in the surgical wound opening up and a wound dehiscene to occur.The patient did not tell anyone about the fall / wound for four days and subsequently got an infection.Additional information including x-rays, patient medical history and medical / operative notes has been requested in order to progress with the investigation of this event, and if received, will be provided in a supplemental report upon completion of the investigation.The appropriate device details have been provided and the relevant device manufacturing records will be identified and reviewed.Please note: this report is filed with the fda due to an adverse event experienced with a device that is similar to those placed on the market in the usa, however, this event occurred outside of the usa.
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Per -4654 final report.It was reported that the patient had experienced a fall post primary surgery which resulted in the surgical wound opening up and a wound dehiscene to occur.The patient did not tell anyone about the fall / wound for four days and subsequently got an infection.Additional information including x-rays, patient medical history and medical / operative notes was requested in order to progress with the investigation of this event, however, no other information could be provided.The appropriate device details have been provided and the relevant device manufacturing records will be identified and reviewed.It was found that all finished parts associated with these records were manufactured, packed and sterilized to the correct specifications at the time of manufacture.It has been concluded that the root cause of this event was the patient experiencing a fall post primary which caused the surgical wound to open and become infected.Therefore, this case is now considered closed.Please note: this report is filed with the fda due to an adverse event experienced with a device that is similar to those placed on the market in the usa, however, this event occurred outside of the usa.The submission of this report does not constitute an admission that the device, reporting entity, entity's representative or distributor caused or contributed to this event.
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