MAUDE Adverse Event Report: STRYKER TRAUMA KIEL LOCKING SCREW, FULLY THREADED T2 TIBIA Ø5X52,5 MM; ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES

Catalog Number 18965052S

Device Problem Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682)

Patient Problem Unspecified Infection (1930)

Event Date 09/28/2018

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Device will not be returned.If additional information becomes available it will be provided on a supplemental report.Retained by patient.

Event Description

It was reported that the patient's right tibia was revised due to suspicion of infection after patient presented with pus at the implant site.Rep reported that x-rays, medical records, and additional information are not available due to hospital policy.

Event Description

It was reported that the patient's right tibia was revised due to suspicion of infection after patient presented with pus at the implant site.Rep reported that x-rays, medical records, and additional information are not available due to hospital policy.

Manufacturer Narrative

Referring to the product inquiry all reported products are considered primary products.The reported items were not returned to stryker (¿hospital policy¿).The review of the product history (including the sterilization certificate) of the reported implants revealed no conspicuity.No deviation was found in the sterilization and packaging processes.The items were documented faultless prior to distribution.No additional information such as medical records, images or surgery reports was provided although repeatedly requested.This also applies to the questionnaire ¿dqf 13-003 infection complaints checklist customer¿, which was sent out as mandatory in infection cases; the (filled out) form was not returned, because of per hospital policy they did not want to release any information or fill out the form.Likewise, no further information regarding the kind of infection (e.G.Microbiological germ-proof with resistogram) was provided.We have received no information regarding other potential sources of infection, including but not limited to the patient or the facility.Based on the above and by taking into consideration that the reported products were documented faultless prior to distribution, according review of ¿dqf 13-002 infection complaints checklist investigator¿ revealed a deficiency of the reported devices could not be verified.Review of complaint history, capa databases, risk analysis and the labelling did not identify any conspicuity.The review of the risk assessment for the failure mode indicated the issue was addressed adequately.There are no actions in place related to the event for the subject products.No non-conformity was identified.In the case of a clinically manifest infection, in which any sterile packed stryker device was involved, dqf 13-003 shall be filled by the hospital (or exceptionally by the sales rep) due to formal reasons.If there are no obvious events, which may be caused in the field of responsibility of stryker, stryker declines all responsibility in general because the probability that a contamination of the sterile packed devices has been caused in stryker¿s sphere of influence is negligible.However, based on the limited information given the root cause of the reported event could not be determined, as well.In case product or essential information becomes available we reserve the rights to re-open the investigation incl.Change of root cause.

• Brand Name: LOCKING SCREW, FULLY THREADED T2 TIBIA Ø5X52,5 MM
• Type of Device: ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES
• Manufacturer (Section D): STRYKER TRAUMA KIEL; prof. kuentscher-strasse 1-5; schoenkirchen/kiel D-242 32
• MDR Report Key: 8010645
• MDR Text Key: 125194435
• Report Number: 0009610622-2018-01369
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HSB
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04546540382368
• UDI-Public: 04546540382368
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K003018
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: health professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 02/14/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 10/26/2018
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Lay User/Patient
• Device Expiration Date: 05/31/2023
• Device Catalogue Number: 18965052S
• Device Lot Number: K036F75
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/17/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention