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The device was received, the investigation is in progress, no conclusion could be drawn at the time of filing this report.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.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.H3, h6: investigation summary: investigation was performed by the manufacturer/supplier: precision assembly.Reference pi attachment "complaint: (b)(4)".Flow: device interaction/functional.Visual inspection: visual inspection of the returned water bath revealed the light pipe component fell apart from its assemble location.Functional testing: the light pipe was reassembled and the supplier performed a functional test.No functional issues were observed during functional testing by the supplier.Dimensional inspection: dimensional inspection was not performed by the supplier as the component was reassembled and the device passed functional testing.Document/specification review: the following manufactured and current drawings were reviewed during investigation.No design issues were observed during investigation.Conclusion: although an intermittent functional condition was not replicated with the returned device, the complaint was confirmed during investigation, as the light pipe issue would have presented as an intermittent condition to the user.No manufacturing issues were identified during investigation.During the investigation, no product design issues or discrepancies were observed that may have contributed to the complaint condition.A root cause could not be determined, however, it is possible the device was exposed to extreme forces during shipping and handling.Additional monitoring for any potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending and other post market safety surveillance activities.Therefore, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventive action is proposed.Device history lot: part#: 05.725.010, synthes lot#: 7962542-27, supplier lot#: 7962542-27, release to warehouse date: aug 04, 2015.Manufactured by synthes monument: nr-0010618 was generated as all devices in this lot were labeled with the same serial number.This non-conformance is not relevant to the complaint condition since all devices were sent back and re-labeled with the correct serial number.Device history review: review of the device history record(s) showed that there were no issues during the manufacture of the product that would contribute to this complaint condition.Device was used for treatment, not diagnosis.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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