| Model Number |
SUTURE ANCHOR, BIO-CORKSCREW FT |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
04/28/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation is in process.A follow-up report will be provided upon availability of additional information.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during a shoulder arthroscopy the front part of the three anchors ar-1927bcf-1 (lot: 15298095) broke off within one surgery during insertion.All fragments were removed and nothing remained in the patient.Per complaint reporter there was no harm for patient, operator or third party.The surgery was finished successfully with a new device with the same part number.It was not necessary to switch the surgical technique or do a second surgery.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: d9, g3, h3, h6.Complaint allegation is not confirmed.Visual inspection identified the anchor of the suture anchor, peek corkscrew® ft, tripleplay®,5.5 x 14.7 mm with two #2 fiberwire® and one #2 tigerwire® was not returned for investigation.No issues were found with the driver.Functional testing was not performed due to the damage to the device.The method of bone preparation and the quality of the bone encountered were not specified.The most likely cause for the reported failure can be attributed to user error of the device due to improper bone preparation, misalignment insertion, and/or prying/leveraging of the device during insertion.
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