| Catalog Number |
212726 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Twisted/Bent (2981)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
01/25/2017
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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 additional information should become available, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted accordingly.Udi: (b)(4).The complaint devices are not being returned, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.We cannot discern a root cause for the reported failure mode.A dhr 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 1 dis-similar complaint for this lot of devices that were released to distribution.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 (b)(4) 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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This is report 1 of 2 for the same event.It was reported by the sales rep that the customer's bioknottless anchor with orthocord with a quantity of two failed during a labrum repair surgical procedure.The shaft bent when pushing the anchor into the bone with hand, no tap on both devices.The case was completed with another like device from a different lot.There was no new bone hole needed and bone quality was hard.There were no adverse patient consequences or time delay.There was patient involvement reported.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.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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