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Correction: a1.Patient identifier: (b)(6).H3.Yes.H6.Investigation findings: 3252.Investigation conclusions: 61.Device evaluation: visual inspection confirms the event.The tap is missing part of the distal tip which appears to have sheared off at the gash cuts.The root cause is likely a bending moment during use likely from re-directing the tap trajectory.Review of device history records showed no manufacturing or processing related irregularities.Labeling review: warnings/cautions/precautions: risks identified with the use of these devices, which may require additional surgery, include device component failure, loss of fixation/stabilization, non-union, vertebral fracture, neurological injury, vascular or visceral injury.Possible adverse affects: initial or delayed loosening, disassembly, bending, dislocation, and/or breakage of device components.
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