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DEPUY SPINE INC POWERED INSTRUMENTS EXPEDIUM SYSTEM T-HANDLE, RATCHETING, QUICK COUPLING 5.5; INSTRUMENT, MANUAL, SURGICAL, GENERAL USE
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| Catalog Number |
279703150P |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Contamination /Decontamination Problem (2895)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
10/18/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that on (b)(6) 2023, the instruments in question were found to be unfit for surgery during sterile processing of incoming field inspection.A borescope was run down the cannulated instruments and found that they fell outside of the guidelines for use in surgery.There was no reported patient interaction, however a scheduled case had to be cancelled as the proper tooling was unavailable.No further information is available.This report involves one powered instruments expedium system t-handle, ratcheting, quick coupling 5.5.This is report 9 of 9 for (b)(4).This complaint is related to (b)(4) and (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.H10 additional narrative: d9: complainant part is expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation, but has yet to be received.H3, h6: the investigation could not be completed; no conclusion could be drawn, as no product was received.Based on the information available, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed.This complaint will be accounted for and monitored via post market surveillance activities.If additional information is made available, the investigation will be updated as applicable.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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.H10 additional narrative: a review of the receiving inspection (ri) for pwr t-handle, ratcheting was conducted identifying that lot number gb148450 released in one batch.Batch1: lot qty of (b)(4) units were released nov 28, 2022 with no discrepancies.Supplier: gauthier biomedical, inc as a result, the ri identified no issues during the manufacturing and release of this device that could have contributed to the problem reported by the customer.The product was not returned to depuy synthes, however photos were provided for review.The photo investigation did not reveal any evidence to confirm the foreign substance condition on the device 279703150p pwr t-handle, ratcheting.Since the device was not returned, a dimensional inspection cannot be performed.¿ the overall complaint was unconfirmed as the observed condition of the device 279703150p, pwr t-handle, ratcheting would not contribute to the complained device issue.Based on the investigation findings, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed.There is no indication that a design or manufacturing issue has caused the complaint condition.As part of depuy synthes quality process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.Additional monitoring for any potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending and other post-market safety surveillance activities.If information is obtained that was not available for this medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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