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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.H11 additional narrative: the complaint device was not returned to j&j medtech orthopaedics, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.Given that no lot/serial number was provided, a manufacturing record evaluation (mre) review cannot be performed.If the lot/serial number becomes available, the mre review will be performed.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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It was reported that during an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (arcr) surgical procedure on the shoulder joint for a shoulder rotator cuff tear the fuslitegu_olym device adapter on the scope side of the light cable was originally designed not to come off; however, it could be removed.The nurse noticed it right after the surgery started.The adapter was again easy to attach and the light cable could be attached to the scope without any problems.After surgery, it was confirmed that the adapter could be removed again.There was no delay to the surgical procedure.There was patient involvement.There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention or prolonged hospitalization.No additional information was provided.
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