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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 : according to the information received, it was reported via complaint submission tool that while using a sterile top hat during an arthroscopic shoulder stabiliz it has issue in engagement in weaker bones with the driver.Surgeon lost the top hat and thus there was delay of 15 to 20 minutes in fetching it up from brachial plexus.Surgeon fetched up the lost top hat and used it to complete the procedure.The complaint device is not being returned, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot number:[l668625], and no non-conformances were identified.This complaint cannot be confirmed.Since the complaint device remains implanted, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.If the device is received in the future, we will reopen the complaint and perform the investigation as appropriate.At this point in time, no corrective action is required, and no further action is warranted.However, in depuy synthes mitek, additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals is conducted through complaint trending as part of post market surveillance.
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