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212722 |
| 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 |
02/20/2014
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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, therefore are 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 with an unrelated (non-conformance / out of tolerance) to the reported incident and therefore there is no internally assignable cause for the reported problem.Further, a review into the depuy mitek complaints system revealed no other complaints of any kind 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 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.
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Event or Problem Description
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The sales representative reported two of the customer's bioknotless rapide anchors broke during a shoulder procedure.He stated the first anchor broke in half upon insertion.The surgeon took out the broken anchor and went to insert a second anchor into the same bone hole and the inserter shaft bent causing the anchor to break.He removed all broken pieces of the second anchor as well and inserted a third anchor into the same bone hole with no patient consequences.There was a ten (10) minute delay.All pieces of the anchors were discarded already.The sales representative stated it was good bone quality.He was not present for the procedure, no further details were available.Please see also medwatch report 1221934-2018-51788.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Depuy synthes is submitting cfg, part 803.This report may be based on information whic803.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 manufacturer contact name has been updated as (b)(4).Contact phone number and email address have been updated accordingly.Udi: (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.
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