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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.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.H11 additional narrative: e1: the reporter¿s complete facility address was not provided.Investigation summary.The complaint device was discarded by the customer, therefore not returned to depuy synthes and unavailable for a physical evaluation.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot number, and no non-conformance was identified.Based on the current available information, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.If additional information is received in the future, we will reopen the complaint and perform the investigation as appropriate.It has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed and 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.
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It was reported that during a rotator cuff repair surgical procedure, while using a ideal suture shuttle 90 degrees device it was observed that the tip was broken off.It was reported that another like device was used to continue the procedure.It was reported that in the same procedure, when using a vapr premiere50 electrode device after connecting to the generator, it was observed that device did not function at all, and the screen did not show any alert code.It was reported that another like device was used and the procedure was successfully completed.There were no adverse consequences to the patient.No additional information could be provided.
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