| Model Number |
286705200 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
06/19/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Device is available for evaluation.Investigation will be conducted.Follow up will be filed with the investigation results.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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Event or Problem Description
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The illeum screw inner part broke and also the k wire unfortunately broke.Patient consequence? :no.Is the information being submitted for this complaint all the details that are known/available regarding this event? : yes.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Visual examination at the macroscopic level revealed that the fracture was located at the guidewire¿s distal tip.The second half of the guidewire¿s tip was not returned for analysis.Device was then sent for fracture analysis.The fracture analysis reveals a uniform surface.This suggests that the tip underwent a static overloading failure.A review of the device history record was conducted.No issues were identified during the manufacturing and release of this product that could have contributed to the problem reported by the customer.All complaint trends will be evaluated as a part of the depuy spine monthly complaint review meeting.A definitive root cause for the guidewire fracturing could not be positively determined.However, the fracture analysis report suggests that the fractured tip underwent a static overloading failure.As there has been no issue identified in the manufacturing or release of the device that could have contributed to the problem reported by the customer and no systemic trends were found, this complaint file will be closed with no further action required.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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