MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY IRELAND - 9616671 ATTUNE TIBIA DRILL; ATTUNE INSTRUMENTS : DRILLS

Model Number	2545-00-125
Medical Device Problem Codes	Device-Device Incompatibility (2919); Material Deformation (2976)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	12/16/2022
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
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.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
I was informed today by the orthopedic lead nurse of (b)(6) hospital orthopedics theatres that there is damaged to attune tibial drill and attune tibial tower.They were broken yesterday (b)(6) 2022.Items difficult to assemble.Tibial drill does not slide into the drill tower smoothly.Items not reported as broken, that tibial drill does not slide into drill tower and id forced will create metal chipping.No harm to patient or staff occurred.No disruption to operating time occurred, only that they opened the 2nd attune tibial prep tray.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint (b)(4).Investigation summary no device associated with this report was received for examination.The investigation could not verify or draw any conclusions about the root cause of the reported event without the device to examine.Depuy considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation will be re-opened as necessary.Device history lot a manufacturing record evaluation (mre), was not possible because the required lot code was not provided.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The device malfunction, visual : burr, will no longer be reported as there has not been a serious injury associated with this failure within the past 2 years.Please consider this the last manufacturer report number submitted against this malfunction.

• Brand Name: ATTUNE TIBIA DRILL
• Common Device Name: ATTUNE INSTRUMENTS : DRILLS
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY IRELAND - 9616671; loughbeg ringaskiddy co.; cork ; EI
• Manufacturer (Section G): DEPUY IRELAND 9616671; loughbeg, ringaskiddy co.; cork ; EI
• Manufacturer Contact: kate karberg ; 700 orthopaedic dr.; warsaw, IN 46581-0988 ; 3035526892
• MDR Report Key: 16094950
• Report Number: 1818910-2023-00316
• Device Sequence Number: 6559054
• Product Code: HWE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10603295427568
• UDI-Public: 10603295427568
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: UK
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 01/04/2023

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 Model Number: 2545-00-125
• Device Catalogue Number: 254500125
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/19/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/06/2023; 08/20/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/04/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 01/08/2023; 08/20/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown