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Device Problem
Fracture (1260)
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Patient Problem
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Product has been received by zimmer biomet and the investigation is in process.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.
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Event Description
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It was reported from the wir form that a persona knee instrument was returned and reported fractured.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.Verified item lot combination and reviewed manufacturing date as returned item exhibits signs of repeated use the post feature has fractured off also has fractured on the lateral side of the post feature all pieces were returned reference attached photographs.The device history records & receiving inspection report were reviewed for deviations and/ or anomalies with no deviations/anomalies identified.Medical records were not provided.Investigation into this issue determined that the likely root cause for the tasp fractures is bending/torsional loading on the device.A notification was sent to the field on august 7th, 2014 to provide additional clarifications relating to the instructions for use of the tasp construct for all persona users on file at the time of the field notice (reference z-2578-2014).Ps tasp top components and standard (non-cps) tasp bottom components have been modified to prevent fracture.The fractured tasp component in this complaint was manufactured before the design modification.The root cause is considered to be a previously addressed design issue.
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Event Description
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No further event information available at the time of this report.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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