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It was reported that during the shoulder arthroscopy, the eyelet of the device broke off when it was being inserted into the bone.The broken pieces were retrieved from the patient.Per complaint reporter there was no harm for patient, operator or third party.The surgery was finished successfully with a device with a different part number.It was not necessary to switch the surgical technique or do a second surgery.
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Additional information: d9, g3, h3, h6.Complaint allegation is confirmed.Visual inspection, the swivelock closed tip eyelet of the swivelock® biocomposite, 6.25 x 19.1 mm, was broken off.Functional testing was not performed due to the damage to the device.The method of bone preparation and the quality of the bone encountered were not specified.Per dfu-00087-eo - g.Precautions - 3.Make sure to use the recommended drill bit or punch to create the bone socket.4.Pushlock and swivelock suture anchors only: during anchor insertion, ensure that the angle of anchor insertion is coaxial to that of the previously prepared bone socket.The most likely cause for the reported failure can be attributed to user error of the device due to improper bone preparation, misalignment insertion, and/or prying/leveraging of the device during insertion.
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