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03.010.065 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Deformation (2976)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Patient Involvement (2645)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Complainant part is expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation, but has yet to be received.Reporter is a j&j employee.The investigation could not be completed; no conclusion could be drawn, as no product was received.Based on the information available, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed.This complaint will be accounted for and monitored via post market surveillance activities.If additional information is made available, the investigation will be updated as applicable.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that on an unknown date during inspection and assembly of the tibial nail set, the three (3) interlocking devices (4.2mm trocar 210mm, 8.0mm/4.2mm drill sleeve 200mm, and 12.0mm/8.0mm protection sleeve 188mm) appeared to be bent.The items were possibly damaged during decontamination.There was no patient involvement.This report is for one (1) 8.0mm/4.2mm drill sleeve 200mm.This is report 2 of 3 for (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.Investigation flow: damage.Visual inspection: the 8.0mm/4.2mm drill sleeve 200mm (product code: 03.010.065, lot number: 4723104) was received at us cq for investigation.Visual inspection of the received device indicated that the sleeve distal portion was slightly bent and a portion of the green color indication mark at the distal end was peeled off.Thus, the complaint condition was confirmed for the received device.Device failure/defect identified? yes.Document/specification review: no design issues or discrepancies were identified.Complaint confirmed? yes.Conclusion: the overall complaint was confirmed for the received device as the device was slightly bent and the visual identification marking on the device was peeled off.No definitive root cause could be determined based on the provided information.The root cause for color marking peeling may be due to repeated usage of the device.There was no indication that a design or manufacturing issue contributed to the complaint.No design issues were observed during the document/specification review.Based on the investigation findings, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed.Additional monitoring for any potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending and other post-market safety surveillance activities.Device history lot: part #: 03.010.065.Synthes lot number: 4723104.Manufacturing site: synthes brandywine.Release to warehouse date: may 25, 2004.Device history review: review of the device history record(s) showed that there were no issues during the manufacture of this product, and any sub-components, which would contribute to this complaint condition.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.H3, h6: the device has been received, the investigation is in progress, no conclusion could be drawn at the time of filing this report.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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