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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 |
01/16/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Zimmer biomet complaint (b)(4).Customer has indicated that 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.The user facility is foreign; therefore a facility medwatch report will not be available.Report source ¿ (b)(6).
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a drill bit fractured during surgery.No adverse events have been reported as a result of the malfunction.
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Event or Problem Description
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.The complaint is confirmed.The drill was returned for evaluation.On visual inspection, the drill was noted to have a transverse fracture through the flutes near the neck.The cert was reviewed and there were no non-conformances found.There are no indications of manufacturing defects.The complaint history for 01-9196 lot 229993 was reviewed and there have been two complaints (two total parts) reported out of 19 that have been manufactured for this lot that have had a similar complaint of the drill fracturing.For this part (01-9196) and the previous one year (from the notification date) regarding the drill fracturing, there is a complaint rate of 0.14%, which is no greater than the occurrence listed in the application fmea.The most likely underlying cause of the complaint is the drill experienced force in excess of what it was designed to encounter; fractures at this point of the drill are typical of excessive force fractures.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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