Catalog Number 420945 |
Device Problem
Break (1069)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 10/04/2016 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.This complaint is still under investigation.Depuy will notify the fda of the results of this investigation once it has been completed.
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Event Description
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The tibial cutting guide broke into multiple pieces upon using saw through saw capture.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.This complaint is still under investigation.Depuy will notify the fda of the results of this investigation once it has been completed.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.This complaint is still under investigation.Depuy will notify the fda of the results of this investigation once it has been completed.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional narrative: examination of the submitted device confirmed the reported breakage.Review of the device history records did not reveal any manufacturing deviations or anomalies.A design file review was conducted and confirmed the proposal design and block design were within trumatch specifications.Cutting block was made in rp lab.Blade with block was observed.Blade has potential to contact plastic material of cutting block.No evidence was found indicating product error was a contributing factor to the breakage and the need for corrective action was not indicated.Depuy considers the investigation closed at this time.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation will be re-opened as necessary.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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