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220442 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559)
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| Date of Event |
12/03/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Udi: (b)(4).To date the device has not been returned.If the device or further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by the sales rep that after a tibial tubercle osteotomy procedure on (b)(6) 2020, it was observed that a screw device broke inside the patient´s body.The device was implanted and there was no surgery scheduled for it to be removed to date.The status of the patient post surgery was unknown.No additional information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.Investigation summary: the complaint device is not being returned, it was implanted in the patient, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.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 and no non-conformance was identified.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.Device history lot : an mre review was performed and results obtained as below: product code: 220442.Lot number: 1911536.Anomalies or discrepancies (non-conformance): none.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by the sales rep that after a tibial tubercle osteotomy procedure on (b)(6) 2020, it was observed that the threads on the screw device broke inside the patient´s body and caused the treatment to fail.It was reported that the broken screw was discovered through x-ray.It was reported that the device was implanted on (b)(6) 2020.Although there was no surgery scheduled for it to be removed to date, there was an additional procedure planned to remove the broken screw.The status of the patient post=surgery was unknown but currently waiting for the surgery.No additional information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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: additional information: b5: subsequent follow-up with the customer, additional information was received regarding the event.Therefore, the event description has been updated accordingly.
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