MAUDE Adverse Event Report: STRYKER GMBH CALIBRATED DRILL BIT Ø4.3MM X 315MM, AO; INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AC-POWERED MOTOR AND ACCESSORY/ATTACHMENT

Catalog Number	703541
Medical Device Problem Codes	Break (1069); Fracture (1260)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	01/09/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
Customer report: "the staff in trauma this afternoon have reported to me that 2, 3.2mm drills have just broken during a distal femoral plating, one being left in the patient as they are unable to remove it.".
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Based on the available information the device will not be returned therefore an evaluation of the device cannot be performed.A review of the device history is not possible because the lot number was not communicated.Should additional information become available, it will be provided in a supplemental report.H3 other text : device disposition unknown.

• Brand Name: CALIBRATED DRILL BIT Ø4.3MM X 315MM, AO
• Common Device Name: INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AC-POWERED MOTOR AND ACCESSORY/ATTACHMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): STRYKER GMBH; bohnackerweg 1; postfach; selzach 2545 ; SZ 2545
• Manufacturer (Section G): STRYKER GMBH; bohnackerweg 1; postfach; selzach 2545 ; SZ 2545
• Manufacturer Contact: anna jusinski ; 325 corporate drive; mahwah, NJ 07430 ; 2018315000
• MDR Report Key: 18635025
• Report Number: 0008031020-2024-00057
• Device Sequence Number: 7889179
• Product Code: HWE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04546540693792
• UDI-Public: 04546540693792
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: UK
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 02/02/2024

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 Catalogue Number: 703541
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/09/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/02/2024
• 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: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown