Catalog Number 602-90780 |
Device Problem
Break (1069)
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Patient Problems
No Patient Involvement (2645); No Information (3190)
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Event Date 04/02/2019 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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A comprehensive investigation was immediately initiated on receipt of the complaint.Upon review of the inner shaft, it was observed that the threaded component at the distal tip had fractured off the instrument.The fracture face exhibited a high-low cross-section, indicating that the failure occurred due to bending overload.Off-axis impaction may have compounded forces at the joint of the threads.
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Event Description
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On 04.02.2019 it was reported to k2m, inc.That a surgery took place in which a inserter inner shaft broke at the tip during insertion.The tip of the broken inserter inner shaft remains in the patient.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This has been determined to be a duplicate of manufacturer's report number 3004774118-2019-01067.
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Event Description
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This has been determined to be a duplicate of manufacturer's report number 3004774118-2019-01067.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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