FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VERSE CORRECTION KEY

MDR report key: 10321698 · Received July 24, 2020

Report

Report Number
1526439-2020-01404
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 24, 2020
Date of Event
July 7, 2020
Report Date
July 7, 2020
Manufacturer
MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SàRL CH
Product Code
NKB
UDI-DI
10705034466132
PMA / PMN Number
K142185
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

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. H10 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION IS BASED ON THE IMAGE(S) PROVIDED IN THE ATTACHMENT. THE IMAGE(S) WAS REVIEWED, AND THE COMPLAINT CONDITION COULD BE CONFIRMED AS THE DEVICES APPEARED TO BE STRIPPED WITH SOME PARTS BROKEN INTO 2+ PIECES AND MISSING. SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION AND A FUNCTIONAL TEST WERE NOT ABLE TO BE PERFORMED. A DEFINITIVE ASSIGNABLE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFORMATION. DURING THE INVESTIGATION NO PRODUCT DESIGN ISSUES OR DISCREPANCIES WERE OBSERVED (BASED ON THE IMAGES) THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. ADDITIONAL MONITORING FOR ANY POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AND OTHER POST MARKET SAFETY SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. DEVICE HISTORY LOT THE DHR OF PRODUCT CODE: 199721000. LOT : 152337. WAS ELECTRONICALLY REVIEWED AND NO NON-CONFORMANCES WERE OBSERVED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE PRODUCT WAS RELEASED ON: 18.08.2017. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

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. IF THE INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN, NOT AVAILABLE OR DOES NOT APPLY, THE SECTION/FIELD OF THE FORM IS LEFT BLANK. H11 CORRECTED DATA E1. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CODE KWP;KWQ;MNH;MNI;OSH. COMPLAINANT PART IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION BUT HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED; 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT DURING FINAL TIGHTENING THE CORRECTION SCREWS THE INSERTER TIGHTENERS APPEARED TO BE BURRING AND NOT TORQUING OFF. THERE WERE 10 CORRECTION KEYS TO BE TIGHTENED. THE SECOND CORRECTION KEY BURRED THE DRIVER AND THE INNER PART OF THE CORRECTION KEY WAS ALSO STRIPPED. THERE WERE ALTOGETHER 4 CORRECTION KEYS THAT WERE STRIPPED AND 4 INSERTER TIGHTENERS BURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT DELAY REPORTED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN CORRECTION KEY (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 6) UNKNOWN TORQUE HANDLE (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN) UNKNOWN SCREW (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN) UNKNOWN ROD (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES 8 DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) VERSE CORRECTION KEY. THIS IS REPORT 08 OF 08 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
787682 VERSE CORRECTION KEY ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DDD NKB MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SàRL CH 199721000 152337 10705034466132

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN HANDLES.| UNKNOWN RODS.| UNKNOWN SCREWS.| VERSE X25 INSERTER/TIGHTENER.