MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY MITEK LLC US MINILOK QA PLUS #0 OS-2 W/ETHIBOND; SOFT-TISSUE ANCHOR, BIOABSORBABLE

Catalog Number	212851
Medical Device Problem Codes	Difficult to Insert (1316); Positioning Problem (3009)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event	08/11/2016
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.The complaint device is not being returned, therefore is unavailable for a physical evaluation.A batch 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 and therefore there is no internally assignable cause for the reported problem.Further, a review into the depuy synthes mitek complaints system revealed a complaint for this lot of devices that were released to distribution.We cannot discern a root cause for the reported failure mode.At this point in time, no corrective action is required and no further action is warranted.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.(b)(4).This report is being filed from the etq complaint management system as required under mitek's corrective and preventative actions (capa) to file usa fda mdr missed malfunctions.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported by a sales representative that during an unspecified surgical of the thumb, it was observed that the minilok qa plus device pulled out with the inserter.According to the report, the surgeon tried to deploy it a second time, but it pulled out while setting the anchor.It was reported that there no delays in the surgical procedure as the surgeon used another mini anchor in the same bone hole.There was patient involvement.There were no injuries, medical intervention or prolonged hospitalization.All available information has been disclosed.If additional information should become available, a supplemental medwatch report will be submitted accordingly.

• Brand Name: MINILOK QA PLUS #0 OS-2 W/ETHIBOND
• Common Device Name: SOFT-TISSUE ANCHOR, BIOABSORBABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY MITEK LLC US; 325 paramount drive; raynham MA 02767
• MDR Report Key: 7670951
• Report Number: 1221934-2018-52252
• Device Sequence Number: 2580114
• Product Code: MAI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886705002405
• UDI-Public: 10886705002405
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: MI
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K150209
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,user f
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 08/11/2016

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 Expiration Date: 06/30/2018
• Device Catalogue Number: 212851
• Device Lot Number: 3853336
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/11/2016
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/09/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): Yes
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 25 YR