MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SYNTHES BRANDYWINE CRUCIFORM SCREWDRIVER; SCREWDRIVERS

Catalog Number	313.96.96
Medical Device Problem Code	Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material (2944)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	No Patient Involvement (2645); No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
There was no known reported patient involvement associated with the complained event.Date of event is unknown.Device is an instrument and is not implanted/explanted.Complainant part is expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation, but has yet to be received.(b)(4).A device history record (dhr) review was requester for part #313.96.96, synthes lot #4035193.Release to warehouse date: 24-nov-1999, expiration date: n/a, manufactured by synthes (b)(4).No non-conformance reports (ncrs) were generated during production.Review of the device history record showed that there were no issues during the manufacture of this product that would contribute to this complaint condition.The investigation could not be completed; no conclusion could be drawn, as no product was received.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.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
It was reported that screw driver wooden handles from a modular hand system are bleeding and leaving stains on the lids and causing a concern.There is no patient involved as this is happening in sterile processing department.This report is for one (1) cruciform screwdriver.(b)(4).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Customer quality conducted an investigation of the returned devices.Cruciform screwdriver p/n 313.96.96, lot# 4035193.Customer quality (cq) engineering investigation: this complaint is unconfirmed.The handles of the returned devices were not leaking and did not exhibit any residue during visual inspection at the cq location.The reported issue of ¿greasy¿ residue identified on the handles was not seen internally when the returned devices were re-processed internally per the required product reprocessing (cleaning and sterilization) steps.The complaint issue could not be replicated.Visual inspection, device history record (dhr) review and drawing reviews were performed as part of this investigation.Visual inspection and functional test: the devices handles are not wooden but made of phenolic le grade material.The devices did not exhibit any signs of damage on the handles or on the rest of the device body.This complaint is unconfirmed.The handles of the returned devices were not found to be leaking and did not exhibit any residue during visual inspection at the cq location.The overall balance of the returned devices is in a good and functional condition.Dhr review for part #313.96.96, synthes lot #4035193: no ncrs were generated during production.Review of the device history record showed that there were no issues with the hardness, material and during the manufacturing of this product that would contribute to this complaint condition.Hardness and material review is not applicable at this time for the above two devices as the devices are more than 14 years old and hence have undergone a considerable cumulative wear during their service period.The complaint condition is most probably not an outcome of the hardness or the material of the above two devices.Drawing review the returned devices were found to be manufactured per the applicable mfg drawings.No drawing issues or discrepancies were noted.The design, materials and finishing processes were found to be appropriate for the intended use of these devices.Under a similar complaint that had been lodged against device handles composed of the same material (phenolic le grade, the returned handle was sent for residue analysis via fourier transformed infrared spectrophotometry (ftir) by diamond attenuated total reflection (datr).The analysis revealed the presence of the following extractable residues: phenolic compound, autoclave packaging and cotton spectra, all of which can be attributed to the device history.Although the exact cause for this complaint condition could not be determined, it is likely a result of wear/repeated sterilization cycles coupled with the device being subjected to forces outside approved limits, and not the device's design.The bleeding residue reported by the customer is likely caused by a failure at the customer to properly reprocess the product.It is probably the result of the product not being correctly reprocessed.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.The subject device has been received by the manufacturer and is undergoing investigation.The results of the investigation are pending completion and will be submitted in a supplemental report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.

• Brand Name: CRUCIFORM SCREWDRIVER
• Common Device Name: SCREWDRIVERS
• Manufacturer (Section D): SYNTHES BRANDYWINE; 1303 goshen parkway; west chester PA 19380
• MDR Report Key: 6832092
• Report Number: 2530088-2017-10263
• Device Sequence Number: 67787
• Product Code: HXX
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886982188274
• UDI-Public: (01)10886982188274(10)4035193
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NH
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 08/09/2017

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: 313.96.96
• Device Lot Number: 4035193
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 08/30/2017
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/09/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/30/2017; 10/05/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/30/2017
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 09/14/2017; 10/06/2017
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1