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283729 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping (2969)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
09/13/2024
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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 from france that during an unspecified surgical procedure, the appearance of a slightly liquid white powder was seen when opening (5) omnicut 5.2 res blade, (4) ultra aggressive plus 4.0mm, (13) ultra aggressive plus 5.0.It is not clear if all (22) devices were involved in the incident and/or if the user experienced the same failure for each device; therefore, a report will be submitted for each device until further clarification is received.There were no surgical delay or adverse patient consequences reported.No additional information was provided.This is report 9 of 22 for the same event in (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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 mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, mitek, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in 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.H11 additional narrative: h4: the device manufacture date is unknown.As of this date, the device has not been returned for evaluation; therefore, the reported condition cannot be confirmed and/or duplicated.This report is also associated with the following mw reports: (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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 mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, 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.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.H4: the device manufacture date was reported as unknown on the initial report.Please note that the date of manufacture has been updated accordingly.Investigation summary the complaint device was not returned to j&j medtech orthopaedics, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot number, and no non-conformance was identified.Based on the current available information, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.If the complaint device is received in the future, we will reopen the complaint and perform the investigation as appropriate.It has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed and there is no indication that a design or manufacturing issue has caused the reported complaint condition.As part of j&j medtech orthopaedics 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.
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