| Catalog Number |
04.01.0162 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Fragmentation (1261)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
05/22/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Batch review performed on 18 june 2019: lot 174285: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 12 october 2017.Expiration date: 2022-10-08.No anomalies found related to the issue.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Clinical evaluation performed by medacta medical director: fracture of a glenoid fixation screw during rsa surgery.The screw was exchanged and no parts apparently remained in the body out of their place.No clinical consequence is to be expected.We cannot determine if the fracture was caused by an anomaly.
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Event or Problem Description
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The surgeon, at the time of screw fixation, found that the small glenoid polyaxial screw head broke.The surgeon commented that the screw was in axes and the correct instrument was used during surgery so he left the screw in place.The head of the screw was lost during surgery, x-rays post op do not show any screw head in the area.No delay reported during surgery.
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