MAUDE MDR 7635751

MDR report key
7635751
Report number
9610612-2018-00254
Event key
0
Event type
3
Date of event
2017-05-08
Date received
2018-06-25
Adverse event
3
Product problem
3
Patients in event
0
Reporter occupation
0
Health professional
0
Initial report to FDA
0
Event location
3

Manufacturer Contact#

Contact
MS. NICOLE BROYLES
Address
615 LAMBERT POINTE DRIVE HAZELWOOD MO 63042 US
Report source
M
Manufacturer link flag
Y

Devices#

Seq, Brand, Generic table
SeqBrandGenericManufacturerProduct codeModelCatalogLotPMA510(k)ImplantEvaluatedAvailability
1SYPERT BONE RONGEUR 8/360MMBONE RONGEURS AND BONE CUTTING FORCAESCULAP AGHTXFG052RFG052R4509212949Y R

Patients#

Sequence, Received, Treatment table
SequenceReceivedTreatmentOutcome
12018-06-2501. O

Event Narratives#

N

Patient 1

(B)(4). MANUFACTURING SITE EVALUATION: EVALUATION ON-GOING.

D

Patient 1

COUNTRY OF COMPLAINT: (B)(6). IN ORDER TO CREATE SPACE FOR THE BLOOD VESSELS AND NERVES BETWEEN THE FIRST RIB AND CLAVICULA THE FIRST RIB HAD TO BE REMOVED. FIRST STEP IS TO CUT THE FIRST RIB (A PIECE) WITH A BONE CUTTING FORCEPS, SECOND STEP IS TO MAKE THE SHARP EDGES AS A RESULT OF CUTTING LESS SHARP IN TO PREVENT STABBING THROUGH THE PLEARA VISCERALE WHICH CAN CAUSE A PNEUMOTHORAX, OR STABBING THROUGH THE BLOOD VESSELS OR NERVES. FOR THIS SECOND STEP THE FG052R IS SUPPOSED TO BITE SMALL BITS FROM THE SHARP EDGES WITHOUT USING TO MUCH PRESSURE BECAUSE TO MUCH PRESSURE CAN CAUSE THE RIB TO SHATTER OR SPLINTER WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. A SPLINTER PUNCTURED THE PLEURA VISCERALE. TO PREVENT A PNEUMOTHORAX AFTER SURGERY THE OR TEAM PLACED A SMALL THORAXDRAIN. THE FG052R WAS DELIVERED ON 8 MAY AND USED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE INITIAL FEEDBACK ON 8 MAY (NO COMPLAINT) ONLY STATED THE FG052R BEING BLUNT. THE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED (B)(6) MAY. UNFORTUNATELY IN BETWEEN THIS DATES THE FG052R WAS BEING CUT BY OUR INSTRUMENT REPAIR DEPARTMENT. THE SURGEON WHO SUBMITTED THE COMPLAINT TRIED THE SAME FG052R AFTER IT WAS CUT WITH THE SAME RESULT. IT DOES NOT CUT WITHOUT A LOT OF PRESSURE WHICH ONLY LEAVES THE QUESTION I THINK IF THE DOUBLE HINGE CREATES ENOUGH LEVERAGE.