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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fracture (1260)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
10/04/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Concomitant medical products: item# 909853 ; ziptight ankle syn fix sys-ti; lot# 691940, item# 904759; ziptight ankle syn fixation-ti; lot# 253590, item# 904759; ziptight ankle syn fixation-ti; lot# 080100.Foreign: event occurred in (b)(6).The product is in process of being returned to zimmer biomet for investigation.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.Multiple mdr reports were filed for this event, please see associated reports: 0001825034-2019-04709, 0001825034-2019-04711, 0001825034-2019-04712.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during surgery while reducing the device, the suture fractured.There was a delay of 1.5 hours as a result of this event.Attempts have been made and additional information on the reported event is unavailable.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The reported event was confirmed by a review of the provided picture.Visual examination identified broken blue/white sutures, the top hat button is free, and the remaining assembly is missing.Device history record was reviewed and no discrepancies were found.The root cause was unable to be determined.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental will be filed accordingly.Zimmerbiomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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Event or Problem Description
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No further event information available at the time of this report.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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