MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL TRUESPAN 24 DEGREE PLGA; FASTENER, FIXATION, NONDEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE
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Catalog Number 228162 |
Device Problem
Device-Device Incompatibility (2919)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 03/11/2024 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted in pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy mitek, 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 medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.H10 additional narrative: as of this date, the device has not been returned for evaluation; therefore, the reported condition cannot be confirmed and/or duplicated.H4: the device manufacture date was unknown (b)(4).
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Event Description
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It was reported by the sales rep in japan that during an unspecified surgical procedure for a meniscal injury on (b)(6) 2024 the truespan 24 degree plga device anchor was deployed and the suture did not come out properly.There was no delay in the procedure reported.There were no adverse patient consequences reported.No additional information was provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted in pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, mitek, 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 medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.H10 additional narrative: the investigation has been updated to reflect the correct information: investigation summary: according to the information provided, it was reported that ¿(this was a meniscal suture for meniscal injury performed.After the anchor in question was deployed, the suture did not come out properly.)¿ the complaint device is not being returned, it was discarded by the customer, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.Since the complaint device was discarded, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.If additional information or the device is received in the future, we will reopen the complaint and perform the investigation as appropriate.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot number (197l818), and no non-conformance was identified.At this point in time, no corrective action is required, and no further action is warranted.However, depuy synthes mitek will continue to track any related complaints within this device family as a means of monitoring the extent with which this complaint is observed in the field.
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