| Catalog Number |
CRANI-A |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Break (1069); Device Damaged by Another Device (2915)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
06/29/2026
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during service and evaluation, it was determined that the 6.5cm adult crani attachmt device neuro-tip bent/damaged.It was noted in the service order that the device had bearing failure.There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention or prolonged hospitalization.All available information has been disclosed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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:
a visual and functional assessment was performed on the device.The following steps failed:
verification: visual assessment;
verification: cutter insertion
during the service evaluation the following failures were identified:
visual : craniotome neuro-tip bent/damaged;
device interaction (2+ devices) : cannot insert cutter
conclusion:
¿ failure reported is not confirmed.¿ root cause: component failure from wear.
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