| Model Number |
241.401 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Impaired Healing (2378)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient height reported as 5 feet 9 inches.Complainant part is not expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation.Without a lot number the device history records review could not be completed.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.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient underwent revision surgery on (b)(6) 2018 due to long screws, short fibula, and unreduced syndesmosis.The patient was originally implanted with a 10-hole tubular locking compression plate (lcp) and seven (7) 3.5 screws with varying lengths on an unknown date.Revision was done and was implanted with a new set of hardware.It was unknown if there was a surgical delay.Patient outcome was not reported.This report is for a 10-hole tubular locking compression plate.This is report 1 of 5 for (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Corrected data: alert date initially reported as (b)(6) 2018; should have been (b)(6) 2018.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.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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