MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ARTHREX INC. TENODESIS SCREW, PEEK; SCREW, FIXATION, BONE

Catalog Number	AR-1530PS
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	11/13/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Patient demographics (age at time of event, date of birth, gender, weight) were requested but not provided.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.The device was requested for evaluation but was not returned, therefore the complainant's event could not be verified.The cause of the event could not be determined from the information available and without device evaluation.Device history record review revealed nothing relevant to this event.Complainant's event is typically caused by not inserting the implant co-axial to the bone tunnel, prying or leveraging while still loaded and/or improper bone preparation.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 reported that during a thumb repair, the screw tip broke during insertion.There were no loose fragments left behind but tip is still in the patient.No additional information was available at the time of the call.Follow-up investigation: x-ray images were taken confirming the screw tip is in the patient.

• Brand Name: TENODESIS SCREW, PEEK
• Common Device Name: SCREW, FIXATION, BONE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ARTHREX INC.; 1370 creekside boulevard; naples FL 34108 1945
• MDR Report Key: 7070399
• Report Number: 1220246-2017-00476
• Device Sequence Number: 1571626
• Product Code: HWC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00888867018662
• UDI-Public: 00888867018662
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: CA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K051726
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: health professional,user faci
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 11/30/2017

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: 01/01/2020
• Device Catalogue Number: AR-1530PS
• Device Lot Number: 1189491
• 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: 11/13/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 11/30/2017
• 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