MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ARTHREX, INC. SPEED CINCH CURVED NEEDLE W/2PEEK IMP & 2-0 FW; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE

Catalog Number	AR-4502
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	11/30/2017
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.Device history record review revealed nothing relevant to this event.An evaluation of the device cannot be performed as the device was discarded 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.This is the first complaint of this type for this part/lot combination.The potential cause(s) of this event will be 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 knee arthroscopy procedure, the trigger on the speed cinch locked up after the surgeon attempted to deploy the second implant.A second speed cinch of the same lot number was used and the first implant was successfully deployed, however, when the surgeon went to deploy the second implant, the trigger jammed and the implant did not deploy.The incident report states that implants were left in the patient's meniscus.*additional information has been requested.Patient is a female, (b)(6).Follow-up information: implant number one from the first device was left in the patient.The case was completed with 4 of the older version meniscal cinch (ar-4500).The complaint devices were disposed of in the sharps.

• Brand Name: SPEED CINCH CURVED NEEDLE W/2PEEK IMP & 2-0 FW
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ARTHREX, INC.; 1370 creekside boulevard; naples FL 34108 1945
• MDR Report Key: 7120782
• Report Number: 1220246-2017-00474
• Device Sequence Number: 11115370
• Product Code: GAT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00888867102675
• UDI-Public: 00888867102675
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: MN
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K132043
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: health professional,user faci
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Risk Manager
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 12/15/2017

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: 07/02/2021
• Device Catalogue Number: AR-4502
• Device Lot Number: 10056166
• 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: 11/30/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/15/2017
• 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
• Patient Age: 45 YR