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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 medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If the information is unknown, not available or does not apply, the section/field of the form is left blank.H11 additional narrative: added: d9 h3, h4, h6: the product was returned to depuy synthes for evaluation.Visual inspection of the returned device found that the distal tip of the xpdm thoracic pedicle prb, crv was broken.The fracture surface was examined, and no issues related to material was observed.The observed condition of the device was consistent with a random component failure that may have been caused by exposure to unintended forces the broken fragments were not returned.No other defect or issue were identified.A dimensional inspection was not performed since it was not applicable to the complaint condition.A functional test was not performed since it was not applicable to the complaint condition.The overall complaint was confirmed as the observed condition of the xpdm thoracic pedicle prb, crv would have contributed to the complained device issue.Based on the investigation findings, 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 depuy synthes 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 expedium thoracic pedicle probe, curved was conducted identifying that the lot number nw106670 was released in three batches.¿ batch 1: lot qty of (b)(4) units were released on (b)(6) 2011 with no discrepancies.¿ batch 2: lot qty of (b)(4) units were released on (b)(6), 2011 with no discrepancies.¿ batch 3: lot qty of (b)(4) units were released on (b)(6), 2011 with no discrepancies.The ri identified no issues during the manufacturing and release of this device that could have contributed to the problem reported by the customer.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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