MAUDE Adverse Event Report: WRIGHTS LANE SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC PERCUTANEOUS INSERTION HANDLE; MISC ORTHO SURGICAL INSTR

Catalog Number	03.010.046
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	11/16/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Patient¿s date of birth/age, gender and weight are unknown.Device is an instrument and is not implanted/explanted.The subject device has been received and the product evaluation is in progress.No conclusion can be drawn.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 during a revision of a retrograde/antegrade femoral nail (r/afn) procedure due to non-union, the tip of the percutaneous insertion handle broke off.The broken piece could not be found anywhere.X-rays were performed but it could not be confirmed that the piece stayed in the patient.There was a 15-minute surgical delay.The patient status is reported as stable and the procedure was completed successfully.There is no additional information.The postoperative issue of nonunion has been captured under linked complaint (b)(4).This report is for one (1) percutaneous insertion handle.This is report 1 of 1 for complaint (b)(4).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product development investigation was completed.The returned insertion handle was examined and the complaint condition was able to be confirmed as the alignment tang was found to be broken and missing.The complaint condition was unable to be replicated due to manufacturing damage.Based on the complaint condition, the device failed intraoperatively during attempted nail removal.The percutaneous insertion handle (03.010.046) is routinely used during the insertion of femoral and tibial nails including those in the titanium cannulated retrograde/antegrade femoral nail system and the suprapatellar instrumentation for titanium cannulated tibial nails system among others.Relevant drawings for the returned device were reviewed (both current revision and from the time of manufacture).The design, materials and finishing processes were found to be appropriate for the intended use of this device.No dimensional analysis is applicable due to post-manufacturing damage.A device history review, including material and hardness reviews, was performed for the returned instrument¿s lot number.Device history records review was completed for part# 03.010.046, lot# 1763953.Manufacturing location: (b)(4), release to warehouse date: nov 21, 2007.No non-conformance reports were generated during production.Review of the device history records showed that there were no issues during the manufacture of the product that would contribute to this complaint condition.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.

• Brand Name: PERCUTANEOUS INSERTION HANDLE
• Common Device Name: MISC ORTHO SURGICAL INSTR
• Manufacturer (Section D): WRIGHTS LANE SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC; 1302 wrights lane east; west chester PA 19380
• MDR Report Key: 7119367
• Report Number: 2939274-2017-50282
• Device Sequence Number: 900591
• Product Code: LXH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886982067180
• UDI-Public: (01)10886982067180(10)1763953
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: WA
• 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: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 11/16/2017

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: 03.010.046
• Device Lot Number: 1763953
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 12/01/2017
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/16/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/11/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/14/2017
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 01/11/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1