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Product complaint #: (b)(4).Additional product code: hrx.Complainant part is expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation but has yet to be received.Reporter is a j&j representative.The investigation could not be completed, no product was received; no conclusion could be drawn at the time of filing 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.
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Device report from synthes reports an event in (b)(6) as follows: it was reported that on (b)(6) 2021, the patient underwent for ankle reconstruction surgery.During the surgery, it was found that the reamer head had sheered off at the connection to the drive shaft and ria tube assembly.The reamer head was retained inside the femur.The plastic tubing on the ria tube assembly was also found to be distorted and ruptured.The ria drive shaft cannot be disconnected from the tube assembly.All fragments that the surgeon was able to extract from the femur were extracted.There are unknown visible artifacts on the x-ray.The surgery was completed successfully with 15-minutes delay.The patient outcome was unknown.Concomitant device reported.Unknown rod (part# unknown, lot# unknown, qty 2); unknown set screw (part# unknown, lot# unknown, qty 6).This complaint involves one (1) device.This report is for (1) ria tube assembly min 520mm length-sterile for 314.743.This is report 1 of 2 for (b)(4).
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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.If the information is unknown, not available or does not apply, the section/field of the form is left blank.Investigation summary: the complaint device ria tube assembly min 520 lnth-s 314.743 (product code: 314.746s, lot number: 42p3103) was not received for investigation.A photo investigation was performed based on the image attached in the notes & attachments section of pc titled "20211029_164321.Jpg".The photographic evidence was reviewed, there were observed several damages to the product.Plastic tube is visible distorted, deformation of the tube originated that tube drop off from the assembly due to torque of reaming operation.However, confirmation of the unavailability to disassemble devices can not be determined by the photographic evidence, and no further analysis can be performed without physical product.A functional test can not be assessed since part was not returned.A definitive assignable root cause could not be determined based on the provided information.As the device was not returned, an as-received condition could not be assessed, and a dimensional inspection and document/specification review were not completed.During the investigation no product design issues or discrepancies were observed (based on the images) that may have contributed to the complaint condition.Additional monitoring for any potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending and other post market safety surveillance activities.Device history lot - production order traveler met all inspection acceptance criteria.Certificate of analysis supplied by cj industries dated 04-jun-2020 was reviewed and determined to be conforming.Inspection sheet, incoming final inspection, ns014813 rev e met all inspection acceptance criteria.Packaging label log (pll) lppf rev g, lmd rev a was reviewed and determined to be conforming.Scn 18101 supplied by sterigenics was reviewed and determined to be conforming.This lot met all dimensional, visual, sterility and packaging criteria at the time of release with no issues documented during the inspection or release of the product that would contribute to this complaint condition.Device history review - this lot met all dimensional, visual, sterility and packaging criteria with no issues documented during the inspection or release of the product that would contribute to this complaint condition.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.
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