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Device Problem
Fracture (1260)
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Patient Problem
No Patient Involvement (2645)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Report source : (b)(6).Customer has indicated that the product is in process of being returned to zimmer biomet for investigation.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.
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Event Description
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During the inspection of the kit in the zb spain warehouse, it has been detected that the piece is broken.No patient involved.No surgery occurred.
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Event Description
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No further event information available at the time of this report.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.The following sections were updated: b4; b5; d4; g4; g7; h1; h2; h4 once the investigation has been completed, an additional follow-up mdr will be submitted.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.Complaint sample was evaluated and the reported event was confirmed.Visual examination of the returned product/provided pictures identified the device was returned with the strike plate fractured off of the handle.Item and lot numbers are confirmed to match the complaint.There is damage and wear on the device.The device was sent to sem for further analysis: xrf analysis confirmed the strike plate material to be consistent with 17-4 stainless steel alloy.The features of this fracture surface and mode align with those reported in a zrm, summary of failure analysis of shoulder impactor threaded strike-plates: the common failure mode for the shoulder impactors presented in this summary was a fast-brittle type tensile/bending overload failure of the strike plate¿s threaded section.Device history record (dhr) was reviewed and no discrepancies were found.Device has a potential field age of 3.5 years with an unknown number of uses.A definitive root cause cannot be determined.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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Event Description
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No further event information available at the time of this report.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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