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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.H11 additional narrative: investigation summary the complaint device was discarded by the customer, therefore not returned to j&j medtech orthopaedics and 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 additional information 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 for a rotator cuff tear of the humerus, it was observed that two 4.9mm healx adv sp bioc anchor devices broke during that insertion process.It was reported that the broken anchors were removed, and another size of anchors were used, and the surgery was successfully completed.It was reported that the physician believes that the event occurred due to the bone being hard.There were no reported adverse consequences to the patient or surgical delay.No additional information could be provided.This is report 2 of 2 for (b)(4).
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