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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803 (and/or part 4, as applicable).This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes, 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 report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.H11 additional narrative: h3, h6 investigation summary: the product was not returned to medtech orthopaedics; however photos were provided for review.The photo investigation revealed that '274556000, x-ray marker ringed¿ had been deformed/bent.The observed condition of the device was consistent with a random component failure that may have been caused by exposure to unintended forces.Since the device was not returned, a dimensional inspection cannot be performed.The overall complaint was confirmed as the observed condition of the x-ray marker ringed would contribute to the complained device issue.Based on the investigation findings, potential cause can be attributed to component failure and 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 complaint condition.As part of 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.Device history review (dhr): a review of the receiving inspection (ri) for x-ray marker ringed was conducted identifying that lot number nw207193 was released in three batches.Supplier: (b)(4).Batch1: lot qty of (b)(4) units were released on 10 oct 2017 with no discrepancies, batch2: lot qty of (b)(4) units were released on 26 feb 2018 with no discrepancies, batch3: lot qty of (b)(4) units were released on 07 may 2018 with no discrepancies.As a result, the ri identified no issues during the manufacturing and release of this device that could have contributed to the problem reported by the customer.
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It was reported that during the procedure when using pedicle markers, when removing them from the patient, the specialist returned them bent.For what happened there were no discomfort on the part of the specialist since before they were bent he could use them without any problem.There were no affections to the patient, nor alterations in the surgical times.
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