BLUE BELT TECHNOLOGIES STRIDE FEMORAL INS/REM IMPACTOR HEAD; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER
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Catalog Number PFSR100931 |
Device Problem
Material Fragmentation (1261)
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Patient Problem
Patient Problem/Medical Problem (2688)
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Event Date 09/20/2016 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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It was reported that, during a ukr surgery, the polymeric portion of a femoral impactor broke while impacting.The same impactor was used to finish the case.It is unknown whether the surgery had delayed or not.The patient was not harmed.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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H10 h3, h6: the device was used for treatment and was returned for investigation and was broken.Visual inspection was performed and found no defects were easily visible in the material.The attempt to replicate the issue with a new impactor head was unsuccessful.After 30 sterilization cycles the attempt to replicate the error was still unsuccessful.Dhr review found that no conditions which could contribute to the reported event were identified.This information is reasonably suggesting that the device met the specifications at the date when it was released to the distribution.A complaint history found reports.The surgical system user's manual released at the time of the complaint (pn 500007 revg) provides instructions for using the femoral insertion/extraction tool.This is an identified failure mode within the risk assessment.We could confirm if there was a relationship established between the reported event and the device.The malfunction is most probably due to a mechanical component failure of the femoral impactor head breaking during use/impaction.
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