MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US THIN OSTEOTOME HANDLE; HIP INSTRUMENTS : HANDLES

Model Number	2422-10-000
Medical Device Problem Codes	Break (1069); Structural Problem (2506)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/13/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint #(b)(4).Component code: appropriate term/code not available (g07002) used to capture no findings available.Investigation summary: no device was received for examination, therefore the reported event could not be confirmed.Depuy considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation will be re-opened as necessary.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
It was reported that the locking screw to hold the osteotome in place as become ineffective.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The device malfunction, functional : will not lock/unlock, 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: THIN OSTEOTOME HANDLE
• Common Device Name: HIP INSTRUMENTS : HANDLES
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US; 700 orthopaedic drive; warsaw IN 46581 0988
• Manufacturer (Section G): DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910; 700 orthopaedic dr.; warsaw IN 46581 0988
• Manufacturer Contact: kate karberg ; 700 orthopaedic dr.; warsaw, IN 46581-0988 ; 3035526892
• MDR Report Key: 16626905
• Report Number: 1818910-2023-06673
• Device Sequence Number: 4457823
• Product Code: HWM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10603295123071
• UDI-Public: 10603295123071
• 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
• Report Date (Section B): 03/28/2023

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: 2422-10-000
• Device Catalogue Number: 242210000
• 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: 03/13/2023
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/22/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/28/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 08/22/2025
• 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: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown