MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed with the FDA on 2000-10-10 for SAW 2108 * manufactured by Stryker.
[20461956]
The dr observed a suspicious image on an x-ray. The pt had a total knee procedure. A 1/4 inch piece of metal was remove from the knee. It was determined that this metal was definitely from a stryker screw blade. The same week on another pt hosp had a similar occurrence of the metal clip shearing off a stryker blade and falling into the operating site. The piece was removed. The hosp has switched to another blade for future procedures.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
| Report Number | MW1020182 |
| MDR Report Key | 300951 |
| Date Received | 2000-10-10 |
| Date of Report | 2000-10-03 |
| Date of Event | 2000-09-19 |
| Date Added to Maude | 2000-10-23 |
| Event Key | 0 |
| Report Source Code | Voluntary report |
| Manufacturer Link | N |
| Number of Patients in Event | 0 |
| Adverse Event Flag | 3 |
| Product Problem Flag | 3 |
| Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 0 |
| Reporter Occupation | BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER |
| Health Professional | 3 |
| Initial Report to FDA | 0 |
| Report to FDA | 0 |
| Event Location | 3 |
| Single Use | 0 |
| Previous Use Code | 0 |
| Event Type | 3 |
| Type of Report | 3 |
| Brand Name | SAW |
| Generic Name | SAW BLADE |
| Product Code | DZH |
| Date Received | 2000-10-10 |
| Model Number | 2108 |
| Catalog Number | * |
| Lot Number | * |
| ID Number | * |
| Device Availability | * |
| Implant Flag | N |
| Date Removed | * |
| Device Sequence No | 1 |
| Device Event Key | 291274 |
| Manufacturer | STRYKER |
| Manufacturer Address | * * * |
| Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1. Other | 2000-10-10 |