MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ARTHREX INC. BIO-INTERFERENCE SCREW, FULL THREAD

Catalog Number	AR-1380TB
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)
Date of Event	08/31/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
No further patient information was provided at the time of this report or made available in response to follow-up communication.No additional adverse consequences have been reported from this event.This device is used for treatment.Device history record review revealed nothing relevant to this event.No device malfunction can be identified.At this time, it cannot be determined how the device may have caused or contributed to the incident.An evaluation of the device cannot be performed as the device was discarded by the facility.Additional information has been requested but not made available.Should additional information become available it will be reported in a supplemental report upon completion of the investigation.This is the first complaint of this type for this part/lot combination.The potential causes of this event are being communicated to the event reporter.If additional relevant information is received, a follow-up report will be submitted.
Event or Problem Description
It was originally reported that during the surgery the screw broke.Investigation update: one half remained inside the patient the other half was retrieved.The screw does not enter easily into the bone, but the surgeon tried anyway (with force) and so the screw broke on insertion.

• Brand Name: BIO-INTERFERENCE SCREW, FULL THREAD
• Common Device Name: BIO-INTERFERENCE SCREW, FULL THREAD
• Manufacturer (Section D): ARTHREX INC.; 1370 creekside boulevard; naples FL 34108 1945
• MDR Report Key: 6958023
• Report Number: 1220246-2017-00378
• Device Sequence Number: 795778
• Product Code: MAI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00888867015340
• UDI-Public: 00888867015340
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: GM
• PMA/510(K) Number: K062466
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Medical Equipment Company Technician/Representative
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 10/18/2017

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 01/01/2019
• Device Catalogue Number: AR-1380TB
• Device Lot Number: 10110900
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/25/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 10/18/2017
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Other