openFDA Device Enforcement
Report-date coverage
June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026
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event_date_initiated coverage
June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026
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device · product 1 of 1
pmi, pro med instruments, DORO(R) Sterile Disposable Skull Pins, 3 pieces (3 pieces per blister, 12 blisters per box), STERILE R, Rx ONLY The DORO(R) Skull Pins are inserted into the receptacles of the skull clamp and fixate the head during surgery.
The firm received reports of two breakages of the pin tips which occurred during two identical surgery procedures. The breakage occurred at the very distal end of the conical part of the skull pin tip.
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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown
An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.
The firm received reports of two breakages of the pin tips which occurred during two identical surgery procedures. The breakage occurred at the very distal end of the conical part of the skull pin tip.
Code information
Lots: 17041 and 17272
Distribution pattern
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Internationally to Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Ireland, South Africa, Hungary, India, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Canada