MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY MITEK LLC US BIOKNOTLESS PLUS ANCHOR W/ORTHOCORD; SOFT-TISSUE ANCHOR, BIOABSORBABLE

Catalog Number	212726
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event	06/17/2014
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.Evaluation statement: the complaint devices are not being returned, they were discarded and therefore are unavailable for a physical evaluation.Furthermore, no lot numbers were supplied which precludes conducting a batch history review or a lot specific search in the complaints handling system.Therefore, we cannot determine what caused the user to experience the reported event, 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 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.This report is being filed from the remetrex complaint management system as required under mitek's corrective and preventative actions (capa) to file usa fda mdr missed malfunctions.
Event or Problem Description
The sales representative reported that during a shoulder procedure, four (4) of the customer's bio knotless plus w/ortho anchors broke during insertion.Nothing was left in the patient.They opened a fifth anchor package to complete the procedure.There were no patient consequences.The facility discarded the devices.The sales representative stated he was not present.Please see also medwatch reports: 1221934-2018-52325, 1221934-2018-52323 and 1221934-2018-52322.

• Brand Name: BIOKNOTLESS PLUS ANCHOR W/ORTHOCORD
• Common Device Name: SOFT-TISSUE ANCHOR, BIOABSORBABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY MITEK LLC US; 325 paramount drive; raynham MA 02767
• MDR Report Key: 7713589
• Report Number: 1221934-2018-52324
• Device Sequence Number: 13815999
• Product Code: MAI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886705002122
• UDI-Public: 10886705002122
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: CA
• 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,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 06/18/2014

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 Catalogue Number: 212726
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/18/2014
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/24/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1