| Catalog Number |
48281161 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fracture (1260)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
02/29/2016
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the surgeon was preparing a pedicle to implant a screw when the tip of the tap broke.The patient had extremely hard bone at this level.The surgeon tried to use a larger tap but the broken fragment was in the pedicle which prevented from implanting a screw.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Method: visual inspection; device history review; complaint history review; risk assessment.Results: the tip breakage was confirmed upon visual inspection of the device.Manufacturing files were reviewed and no anomalies were found.Conclusion: the instrument was reported to have been used about 20 times, however the bone quality of the patient was unknown so the root cause is not determined and multifactorial.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the surgeon was preparing a pedicle to implant a screw when the tip of the tap broke.The patient had extremely hard bone at this level.The surgeon tried to use a larger tap but the broken fragment was in the pedicle which prevented from implanting a screw.
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