As reported, during a procedure on a male patient, as the reamer was being taken off modular driver after reaming was finished the tip broke into 2 pieces.No parts or pieces fell into the wound site.There was no surgical delay.Patient was last known to be in stable condition following the event.Device to be returned.
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Section h10: (h3) the broken device reported was likely the result of applying a counter clockwise resistance force to the instrument greater than yield strength of the material and subsequent sterilization cycles, which led to crack initiation, propagation, and ultimate failure.
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