MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. FLEXIBLE DRILL 25MM; PROSTHESIS, HIP, FEMORAL COMPONENT, CEMENTED, METAL

Catalog Number	71362925
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Material Twisted/Bent (2981)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/12/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that, during a thr surgery, the flexible drill 25mm was coiled or "pig tailed", provided pictures show that the flexible drill 25mm fractured.The procedure was resumed, after a non-significant delay, with a s+n back-up device.No injury was reported as a consequence of this issue.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3, h6: the device was not returned for evaluation; therefore, a device analysis could not be performed.However, the photographs were reviewed and revealed that the flexible shaft of the device is bent.No signs of breakage were found through this inspection.A review concluded that the event reported under this complaint was previously identified.It was concluded that the root cause of this issue was the shaft was not strong enough to resist high torques before failure of the shaft.The action taken was to add additional wires to the flexible shaft to make it stronger to resist higher torques.A review of complaint history of the previous 12 months revealed similar events for the part number with batches that were manufactured before and after the change of the device design.Therefore, an additional action, that is still in progress, was indicated to address the flexible shaft breakages/bending/pig-tailing, drill tip breakages/bending and drill tip not advancing properly into the bone.Device batch number was not provided, thus, an evaluation of the manufacturing records could not be performed.A review of the risk management file revealed this failure mode was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.At this time, we have no evidence to suspect that the product failed to meet any specifications at the time of manufacture.Instrument design is the most probable root cause that could contribute to the reported event.Should the device or additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.

• Brand Name: FLEXIBLE DRILL 25MM
• Common Device Name: PROSTHESIS, HIP, FEMORAL COMPONENT, CEMENTED, METAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; 1450 brooks rd.; memphis TN 38116
• Manufacturer (Section G): SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; 1450 brooks rd.; memphis TN 38116
• Manufacturer Contact: holly topping ; 7000 west william cannon drive; austin, TX 78735 ; 5123913905
• MDR Report Key: 19033873
• Report Number: 1020279-2024-00666
• Device Sequence Number: 12808771
• Product Code: JDG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 03596010463272
• UDI-Public: 03596010463272
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: MA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K123598
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/06/2024

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: 71362925
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/12/2024
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/29/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/03/2024
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/06/2024
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown