Catalog Number A066000000300 |
Device Problem
Break (1069)
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Patient Problems
Insufficient Information (4580); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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It was reported that a start-x tip satelec insert 3 broke.No patient injury was reported.No perforation, no other surgical treatment needed after the event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Start-x tip broke during use; no injury resulted.While no serious injury resulted in this event, there has been a previous report received with a similar device where this malfunction resulted in a serious injury.Therefore, it must be presumed that recurrence of this malfunction could possibly cause or contribute to a serious injury or require medical or surgical intervention to preclude such.As such, this event is reportable per 21cfr part 803.The small piece was thrown away by the customer.The broken product will be returned.The device is available for evaluation, though has not been returned as of this report.Evaluation results will be submitted as they become available.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Returned start-x tip satelec insert 3 is actually broken in the active part.No material defect was found during analysis of the rupture pattern.No unused device is available for evaluation.Nothing unusual to report was found during dhr review (batch #1715236).No information was given regarding technique, we cannot rule on its compliance with maillefer's recommendations.Root causes are not identified.We will track this kind of event and monitor the trend.
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