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Report confirmed.Evaluation determined that the foot was worn and detached.Previous investigation performed under pr#127716 determined that the likely causes are debris in the collet and improper insertion of the tool.The user manual contains the following warnings ¿do not use a legend attachment if any part of the attachment appears to be bent, loose, missing or damaged.Do not use excessive pressure, such as bending or prying, on attachments or dissecting tools.This may cause tool to bend or break and cause injury to patient, operator and/or operating room staff.In addition, ¿insert dissecting tool into motor collet with a slight rotational motion.A tactile and audible click is observed indicating that the dissecting tool is fully seated." the maximum specified service interval is 24 months.Device has been in use for approximately 27 months with no record of factory service during this period.We will continue to track and trend this complaint type.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Repair request initiated for device with the report of detached foot.It was reported that there was no patient impact.On follow-up, it was reported that the event happened during milling of the cranial flap, there was no procedure delay, and there were no additional interventions performed.It was also reported that there was no further information regarding the status of the patient post-surgery.
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