| Model Number |
TRIM-IT DRILL PIN, 1.5MM X 100MM |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682); Patient Device Interaction Problem (4001)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Erythema (1840); Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction (1907); Pain (1994); Swelling (2091)
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| Date of Event |
09/01/2018
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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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The contribution of the device to the reported event could not be determined as the device was not returned for evaluation.The part remains in the patient.The root cause of the event could not be determined from the information available and without device evaluation.
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Event or Problem Description
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A patient has reported through the arthrex website that she had undergone surgery in (b)(6) 2018 during which a trim-it pin was implanted.Patient states she has an allergy to acrylic polymers and was inquiring as to the material composition of the implant.Specific arthrex part number was not provided.Patient states the device may be causing a delayed foreign body reaction in the toes that the surgery was performed on.Additional information provided 4/29/2019: date of surgery was (b)(6) 2018.Surgery was a hammer toe procedure of middle toe/right foot.Patient issues first began in (b)(6) 2018.During the 9/19/18 procedure an arthrex ar-4151ds trim it pin was implanted.Symptoms include swelling, redness, pain which generates from patient toe to her calf.To date she has been treated with cortisone shots.Patient is being provided with the material composition of the device as requested.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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