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It was reported via phone by the sales rep that during a rotator cuff procedure, his healix peek anchor snapped in half.The doctor removed the broken device, and used another like device in the same bone hole to complete the procedure.There were no patient consequences.The sales rep stated the insertion was not off axis, and the device was discarded by the customer.
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If additional information should become available, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted accordingly.The exp date was reported as unknown in the initial report and has been updated as 8/31/2020.Therefore, udi:(b)(4).The complaint device is not being returned, it was discarded by the customer, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.This complaint cannot be confirmed.A device history record review has been conducted to determine if there were any internal processing issues which would have contributed to the nature of the product complaint.Our results indicate that this batch of product was processed without incident; therefore, there is no evidence of manufacturing anomalies on the paperwork reviewed.However, depuy synthes mitek will continue to track any related complaints within this device family as a means of monitoring the extent with which this complaint is observed in the field.
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