MAUDE Adverse Event Report: OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH BONE HOLDING FORCEPS-SOFT RATCHET F/PLATES TO 14MM WIDE

Catalog Number	399.121
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Code Available (3191)
Date of Event	12/11/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
There was no known reported patient involvement associated with the complained event.Device is an instrument and is not implanted/explanted.Complainant device is not expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation.(b)(4) is used to capture no patient involvement.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
Device report from synthes europe reports an event in (b)(6) as follows: it was reported that the forceps broke on (b)(6) 2017.There was no patient involvement.This report is for one (1) bone holding forceps-soft ratchet f/plates to 14mm wide.This is report 1 of 1 for complaint (b)(4).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional narrative: a device history record (dhr) review was performed for part number: 399.121, synthes lot number: 5902265, release to warehouse date: 16.Jun.2009, manufacturing site: (b)(4).No non-conformance reports (ncrs) were generated during production.Review of the device history record(s) 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: BONE HOLDING FORCEPS-SOFT RATCHET F/PLATES TO 14MM WIDE
• Common Device Name: FORCEPS
• Manufacturer (Section D): OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH; eimattstrasse 3; oberdorf 4436 ; SZ 4436
• MDR Report Key: 7171829
• Report Number: 8030965-2018-50121
• Device Sequence Number: 1485769
• Product Code: HTD
• UDI-Device Identifier: 07611819221017
• UDI-Public: (01)07611819221017(10)5902265
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 12/11/2017

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: 399.121
• Device Lot Number: 5902265
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/11/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/18/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/08/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/05/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1