MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÃ RL EXPRESSEW; ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

Catalog Number	288233
Medical Device Problem Code	Difficult to Advance (2920)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	04/09/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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: as of this date, the device has not been returned for evaluation; therefore, the reported condition cannot be confirmed and/or duplicated, and no conclusion can be drawn at this time.According to the information provided, it was reported that the forceps got stuck when passing through the stitch and didn't grip the tissue properly.This didn't affect the patient, but it did cause delays in the procedure, and another set of forceps from the institution had to be used.The product was not returned to depuy synthes, however a photo was provided for evaluation.Visual inspection of the returned photo found that the device is shown in used condition.No structural anomalies were noted.The photo provided cannot reveal device functionality, therefore no observations pertaining to the nature of the reported event or any other anomaly was found.The overall complaint was not confirmed as the observed condition of the expressew iii ac+ gun 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 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 lot: null device history batch: null device history review: manufacturing record evaluation is not required as the reported event is not associated with the manufacturing process and/or the potential cause of the defect cannot be associated to manufacturing.E1: the reporter¿s complete facility address was not provided.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during an unspecified arthroscopic procedure that the expressew iii ac+ gun device got stuck when passing through the stitch and didn't grip the tissue properly.This didn't affect the patient, but it did cause delays in the procedure.Another device was used to complete the procedure.There were no adverse patient consequences reported.All available information has been disclosed.

• Brand Name: EXPRESSEW
• Common Device Name: ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÃ RL; chemin-blanc 38; le locle 02400 ; SZ 02400
• Manufacturer Contact: elba bello ; 325 paramount drive; raynham, MA 02767 ; 9083863534
• MDR Report Key: 24931241
• Report Number: 1221934-2026-01559
• Device Sequence Number: 20172711
• Product Code: LXH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886705027101
• UDI-Public: (01)10886705027101(10)7586124091201
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CO
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Distributor
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 288233
• Device Lot Number: 7586124091201
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/09/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/20/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/17/2024
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown