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This patient information is unknown.Date of event reported as (b)(6) 2018, but it is unknown if this is the date the device broke, or the date it was discovered broken.The investigation could not be completed; no conclusion could be drawn, as no product was received.A review of the device history records has been requested and is currently pending completion.Complainant part is not expected to be returned for manufacturer review/investigation.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.[(b)(4)].
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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.Q1.Please provide the disposition of the device, including information on your efforts to acquire or have the device returned for investigation.A: several attempts were made to retrieve the product for investigation.The reporter indicated that the device was not going to be released to the manufacturer for investigation at this time.If additional information is made available, the investigation will be updated as applicable.Q2.Please provide the results for any investigation, evaluation, and/or failure analysis, including underlying cause identification, relevant to the reported events.Please include: a: product was not returned.Part number/lot number are in invalid part/lot combination.Device history record (dhr) review could not be performed.Based on the information available, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed.This complaint will be accounted for and monitored via post market surveillance activities.If additional information is made available, the investigation will be updated as applicable.Q3.Please provide a complete list of medical device reports (mdrs) that you have determined are related to this same problem/issue.Please identify how many complaints (i.E., from all sources, including but not limited to field service records, repair history records, etc.) that your firm has received in the past three years that are related to this same reported device problem (fracture).A: in the past three years there has been one similar incident reported on our complaint number (b)(4) (mfr number 2530088-2017-10199).Q4.Please provide the total number of devices manufactured, distributed and, if available, used per year over the last three years for the medical device identified in the medical device report.Please indicate the proportions distributed in the us and outside the us.A: year 2015: us ¿ (b)(4) devices.Year 2016: us ¿ (b)(4) devices; ous ¿ (b)(4) devices.Year 2017: us ¿ (b)(4) devices.Total: (b)(4) devices (us ¿ (b)(4); ous ¿ (b)(4).Q5.Please provide all relevant information which your firm used to determine that the reported event is occurring with greater or lesser frequency and/or severity, than is stated in the labeling for the device, or expected (i.E., where the device labeling is silent on event frequency and severity for the reported event with this device and, as applicable, the family of devices it belongs to.A: (b)(4).Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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