MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY MITEK LLC US FASTIN RC 5.0 W/OCORD W/NDLS; SCREW, FIXATION, BONE

Catalog Number	222991
Medical Device Problem Code	Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping (2969)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	05/16/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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: as of this date, the device has not been returned for evaluation; therefore, the reported condition cannot be confirmed and/or duplicated.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that when opening the fastin rc 5.0 w/ocord w/ndls device it was observed that there was a hair inside the packaging.Therefore the device was not removed from the packaging.It was unknown when the issue occurred.There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention or prolonged hospitalization.The date of event was unknown but was known to have occurred in 2025.All available information has been disclosed.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device, 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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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: d9, h6: the actual device has been returned and is currently pending evaluation.Once the investigation has been completed, a supplemental medwatch report will be submitted accordingly.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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 product was returned to j&j medtech orthopaedics for evaluation.Fully inspection of the returned device found no observations pertaining to the nature of the reported event or any other anomaly.All device subcomponents were returned for evaluation, except for the device packaging/box, and no structural damage was identified on the device surface.The overall complaint was not confirmed as the observed condition of the fastin rc 5.0 w/ocord w/ndls would have not contributed to the complained device issue.Based on the findings, the investigation could not draw any conclusions and no potential cause about the reported event can be established due to the insufficient evidence provided.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 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.

• Brand Name: FASTIN RC 5.0 W/OCORD W/NDLS
• Common Device Name: SCREW, FIXATION, BONE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY MITEK LLC US; 325 paramount drive; raynham MA 02767
• Manufacturer (Section G): DEPUY MITEK LLC US; 325 paramount drive; raynham MA 02767
• Manufacturer Contact: kate karberg ; 325 paramount drive; raynham, MA 02767 ; 3035526892
• MDR Report Key: 22096462
• Report Number: 1221934-2025-01932
• Device Sequence Number: 7866228
• Product Code: HWC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886705008698
• UDI-Public: (01)10886705008698(10)104QBR(17)271031
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: NL
• PMA/510(K) Number: K060664
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/28/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 222991
• Device Lot Number: 104QBR
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/19/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/13/2025; 07/18/2025; 07/21/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/28/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 07/01/2025; 07/18/2025; 07/22/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 11/14/2024
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown