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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 depuy mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy 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: 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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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 depuy mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy 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: investigation summary: the complaint device is not being returned, it was discarded by the customer, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.However, a photo was discarded.Upon visual inspection of the photo, the suture and anchor were not in place.Also, the anchor was broken.Therefore, this complaint can be confirmed.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot number: 8l17047, and no nonconformances were identified.The photo does not provide enough evidence to determine root cause.Physical evaluation should provide more information to discern a possible root cause.A root cause for the broken anchor can be attributed to procedural variables, such handling of the device or product interaction during procedure; axial misalignment or bending force was applied to the tip of the device.As per ifu; inserting the awl less than the specified depth, axial misalignment or levering with the anchor upon insertion, may result in anchor fracture.Do not apply a bending force to the inserter.This can damage the anchor or inserter tip.At this point in time, no corrective action is required, and no further action is warranted.However, in depuy synthes mitek, additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals is conducted through complaint trending as part of post market surveillance.
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