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It was reported that during service and evaluation, it was determined that the saw attachment device had a sticky trigger.It was noted in the service order that the device was not working.This event did not occur during surgery.There was no patient involvement.There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention, or prolonged hospitalization.All available information has been disclosed.
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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 the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.H11 additional narrative: investigation summary: a visual and functional assessment was performed on the device: the following steps failed: leakage test using bubble emission technique check for sticky trigger check general function of device check oscillation frequency with frequency meter.During the service evaluation the following failures were identified: internal finding : worn bearing internal finding : leak tightness test failure functional: sticky trigger functional: insufficient/low power.Conclusion: failure reported is not confirmed root cause: improper maintenance action: exchange, replacement.
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