This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for this medwatch, a supplemental medwatch report will be filed as appropriate.Additional narrative: the actual device was returned for evaluation.During repair, an evaluation was performed and it was determined that the device had cord damage and vibration.Therefore, the reported condition was confirmed.The assignable root cause of this condition was determined to be traced to component failure due to wear.Udi ¿(b)(4).
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It was reported from japan that during service and evaluation, it was determined that the motor device had component damage, cord damage, the hose was flawed, the cap wire was broken, the set screw was loose, the sleeve was heavy, moving parts of the device did not move smoothly, the device was making excessive noise, and had vibration.It was further determined that the device failed pretest for visual assessment, loctite assessment, cable assessment, and noise assessment.It was noted in the service order that the wire was damaged.This event did not occur during surgery.There was no patient involvement.There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention, or prolonged hospitalization.The exact date of the event was not reported, however, it was reported that the event occurred in 2022.All available information has been disclosed.If additional information should become available, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted accordingly.
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