MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ARTHREX, INC. RETROFUSION SCREW, 20MM; SCREW, FIXATION, BONE

Model Number	RETROFUSION SCREW, 20MM
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Failure of Implant (1924)
Date of Event	10/23/2018
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The contribution of the device to the reported event could not be determined as the device was not returned for evaluation.The device was reported to have been discarded.The cause of the event could not be determined from the information available and without device evaluation.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during a hammertoe procedure, the retrofusion screw, ar-4157-20, broke on insertion into the proximal phalanx (2nd toe).Bone was prepped with k-wire and drill.The screw broke right at the junction.The screw tip was unable to be removed and a k-wire was inserted on the side of the broken screw tip and the case was completed.

• Brand Name: RETROFUSION SCREW, 20MM
• Common Device Name: SCREW, FIXATION, BONE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ARTHREX, INC.; 1370 creekside boulevard; naples FL 34108 1945
• MDR Report Key: 8065489
• Report Number: 1220246-2018-00739
• Device Sequence Number: 1991574
• Product Code: HWC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00888867187825
• UDI-Public: 00888867187825
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: FL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K151078
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2018
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,distri
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 11/13/2018

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: 09/30/2022
• Device Model Number: RETROFUSION SCREW, 20MM
• Device Catalogue Number: AR-4157-20
• Device Lot Number: 10166080
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/24/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 11/13/2018
• 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