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It was reported via complaint submission tool that here was an incident with a micro quickanchor plus #4-0 orthocord suture (c-1 needle).Doctor said that this is the second incident she has had with this product in the last few weeks.She put the anchor in, tugged back to make sure it was locked and it popped right out and when she reloaded, she noticed that the barb was broken and did not see on an x-ray for the patient.
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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: investigation summary: the complaint device was not returned after multiple attempts for device return, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.No additional information was received from the customer despite performing multiple follow ups.With the information provided, and without the complaint device to evaluate, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot number (6l56980), and no non-conformance was identified.Should the device ever be received back in the future, this complaint file will be reopened at that time and an evaluation will be performed and documented.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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