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This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.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.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for this medwatch, a supplemental medwatch report will be filed as appropriate.H11: additional narrative: device evaluation: the actual device was returned for evaluation.During repair, an evaluation was performed and it was determined that the sticky trigger, identified during service and evaluation was confirmed.The assignable root cause was determined to be traced to maintenance, which is improper maintenance.
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It was noted in the service order that the sagittal saw device had an undetermined malfunction.During service and evaluation, it was determined that the device had a worn bearing, component damage, leak tightness test failure, would not run nor hold/secure the battery, was difficult to assemble/disassemble and the saw head could not be rotated or locked in the new position.It was further determined that the device failed pretest for general condition, leakage test using bubble emission technique, check coupling screw of saw blade coupling, check saw blade coupling, check saw head¿s locking mechanism, check rotating mechanism of saw head, check for sticky trigger, check roundness of housing, check falling out protection, check fitting with lid, check for wear on housing, check general function of device and check oscillation frequency with frequency meter.This event did not occur during surgery.There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention or prolonged hospitalization.The exact date of the event was unknown.However, it was reported that the event occurred in 2025.All available information has been disclosed.
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