MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SYNTHES GMBH SCRDRIVER T25 LONG W/T-HANDLE F/MATRIX; SCREWDRIVER

Catalog Number	03.632.074
Medical Device Problem Codes	Break (1069); Material Integrity Problem (2978)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	09/05/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Complainant part is expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation, but has yet to be received.Without a lot number the device history records review could not be completed.Product was not returned.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.
Event or Problem Description
Device report from synthes reports an event in (b)(6) as follows: it was reported on (b)(6) 2020 an l5 s1 single level fusion was performed using an orthokit loan matrix set.During the second screw insertion, the tip of a screw driver broke with the first 2 threads stripping.During insertion of the third screw the handle of another screwdriver broke clean off.A 7 x50mm screw which was being inserted was discarded as a small chard of metal was seen hanging from its head.The generated shards were removed successfully.The procedure was completed successfully with no surgical delay.Concomitant device reported: unknown screws (part # unknown, lot # unknown, quantity 3).Unknown t-handle (part # unknown, lot # unknown, quantity 1).This is report 3 of 3 for (b)(4).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.Picture review: narrative (handle broken/ separated from shaft) could be confirmed from provided picture.Product was not returned.Based on the information available, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventive 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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.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.
Event or Problem Description
This report is for one (1) t-handle t25 stardrive shaft f/matrix-long.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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: a product investigation was completed: upon visual inspection the returned device and pictures provided, it was observed that the device was fell apart as all the components were disassembled which could be due to epoxy failure.The distal tip of the device was observed to be stripped.There were scratches on the device but have no impact on the device functionality.No other issues were identified with the returned components of the device.No dimensional inspection can be performed due to post-manufacturing damage.Furthermore, the complaint relevant dimensions cannot be checked for dimensional accuracy, because of the design of the device.Based on the date of manufacture, the current and manufactured revision of drawings were reviewed.The complaint condition was confirmed.There is no indication that a design or manufacturing issue has caused the complaint condition and hence the root cause cannot be determined.The potential cause could be due to unintended forces applied on the device which might result in the epoxy failure.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 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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4).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.D11: updated concomitant products provided for reporting.H3, h4, h6: device history lot part # 03.632.074, synthes lot # 6631147, supplier lot # na, release to warehouse date: 29 jun 2011; 11 nov 2011, manufactured by synthes monument, no ncr's were generated during production.Device history batch, null device history review 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.H3, h6: investigation summary: picture review: narrative (handle broken/ separated from shaft) could be confirmed from provided picture.Product was not returned.Based on the information available, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventive 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.

• Brand Name: SCRDRIVER T25 LONG W/T-HANDLE F/MATRIX
• Common Device Name: SCREWDRIVER
• Manufacturer (Section D): SYNTHES GMBH; eimattstrasse 3; oberdorf 4436 ; SZ 4436
• MDR Report Key: 10605589
• Report Number: 8030965-2020-07530
• Device Sequence Number: 1192715
• Product Code: HXX
• UDI-Device Identifier: 07611819378070
• UDI-Public: (01)07611819378070
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: UK
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 09/05/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 03.632.074
• Device Lot Number: 6631147
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 10/13/2020
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/05/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/08/2020; 10/27/2020; 10/26/2020; 11/13/2020; 11/16/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 09/30/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 10/09/2020; 11/04/2020; 11/12/2020; 11/13/2020; 11/24/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Concomitant Medical Products and Therapy/Usage Dates: PEDIC-SCR-MATR 5.5 Ø7 L50 TAN; PEDIC-SCR-MATR 5.5 Ø7 L50 TAN; RETAIN-SLEEVE LONG F/MATRIX 5.5; RETAIN-SLEEVE STD F/MATRIX 5.5; SCRDRIVER T25 LONG W/T-HANDLE F/MATRIX; UNK - HANDLES; UNK - HANDLES; UNK - SCREWS; UNK - SCREWS; PEDIC-SCR-MATR 5.5 Ø7 L50 TAN; RETAIN-SLEEVE STD F/MATRIX 5.5; UNK - HANDLES; UNK - SCREWS