Device breakage/fracture after Device Surgical Instruments in dogs

The FDA has received 51 reports of device breakage/fracture in dogs after Device Surgical Instruments. That is 32% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

51Reports
0.0%Marked serious
12%Recovered
0.0%Died or euthanised
33 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
2 18%
1–2 days
0 0.0%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
3 27%
Over a month
6 55%

How the animals did

Recovered
3 5.9%
Recovered with lasting effects
3 5.9%
Still unwell when reported
6 12%
Not known
39 76%

Problems reported at the same time

Lameness
20 39%
Device defective
19 37%
Abnormal radiograph finding
16 31%
Medical device replacement
14 27%
Didn't work as expected
10 20%
Device-related infection
10 20%
Foreign body, medical device
6 12%
Wound
6 12%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
3
4–7 years
4
8–11 years
0
12+ years
1

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Device Surgical Instruments cause device breakage/fracture in dogs?
51 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?
In half of the reports with dates, it started within 33 days of the first dose.
What should I do?
Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Device breakage/fracture with similar medicines

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