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214710 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device-Device Incompatibility (2919)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
10/15/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during an unspecified surgical procedure, the versalok deployment gun device was faulty and the anchor did not deploy.It was not reported if there were any delays to the surgical procedure or if a spare device was available for use.There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention or prolonged hospitalization.All available information has been disclosed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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 product has not returned to j&j medtech orthopaedics, however a photo was provided for evaluation.¿ visual inspection of the returned photo found no observations pertaining to the nature of the reported event or any other anomaly.The overall complaint was not confirmed as the observed condition of the versalok deployment gun *ea 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.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.H11: additional narrative: b5: during subsequent follow-up with the reporter, additional information was obtained.The reporter indicated that there may have been a brief delay of approximately one minute in the procedure.It was reported that a spare device was used to complete the surgery successfully.H6: health effect - impact code updated.
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