Catalog Number 254501027 |
Device Problems
Break (1069); Device-Device Incompatibility (2919)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 03/06/2024 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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It was reported that the patella trial was not broken in surgery it was found during decontamination post-op.One of the posts that holds the patella in place is no longer on the patella trial.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803 (and/or part 4, as applicable).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.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint (b)(4).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 joint reconstruction, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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Event Description
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Additional information was received: patella was not broken in surgery it was found in decontam.One of the posts that holds the patella in place is no longer on the patella trial.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary: the device was reported for an unknown reason/malfunction.It did not happen in surgery.The device associated with this report was returned to depuy synthes for evaluation.Visual analysis of the returned device found that the attune medial dome pat trl35mm has broken one of the three post, the broken fragment was not returned for evaluation.Retain issues are most probably caused due to this condition.The observed condition of the device was consistent with overload through the use of excessive force and suspected inappropriate extraction technique during the trialing process.The overall complaint was confirmed as the observed condition of the attune medial dome pat trl35mm would contribute to the complained device issue.Based on the investigation findings, the potential cause is traced to unintended user error, and it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed.There is no indication that a design or manufacturing issue has caused the reported complaint condition.As part of depuy synthes quality process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.Additional monitoring for any potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending and other post-market safety surveillance activities.Device history lot : the product investigation found no evidence suspecting an error in the manufacturing or material that would be a contributing factor in the reported allegation(s).A manufacturing records evaluation (mre) was not performed.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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