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The account reported finding blade is breaking in half in the dbd-pack ortho lower extremity.The account provided three photos to aid in the investigation; the first photo depicted the pack insert and the remaining two photos depicted the packaging for blade no.15 ss, with no images received of the broken blade, and the finished good production records and pack build were reviewed with no line down situations, deviations, run-withouts, or non-conformance reports that might have had an impact on this issue.Based on the complaint details and due to the photos provided within the complaint not depicting the broken blade, the reported concern could not be confirmed at this time; sample required to determine cause.The complaint was provided to the component manufacturing facility for further evaluation, the supplier quality team will monitor this issue for trending purposes, and no corrective actions were implemented at this time.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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