FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

16MM CANN PERCUTANEOUS HOLLOW DRILL BIT

MDR report key: 10742165 · Received October 27, 2020

Report

Report Number
8030965-2020-08220
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 27, 2020
Report Date
September 28, 2020
Manufacturer
OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH
Product Code
LXH
UDI-DI
10886982070531
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

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. PART: 03.037.104, LOT: 160136-103, MANUFACTURING SITE: SELZACH, SUPPLIER: (B)(4), RELEASE TO WAREHOUSE DATE: JUNE 28 2016. VISUAL INSPECTION: THE 16MM CANN PERCUTANEOUS HOLLOW DRILL BIT ( PRODUCT CODE: 03.037.104, LOT NUMBER: 160136-103) WAS RECEIVED AT US CUSTOMER QUALITY (CQ). UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE LASER WELD TO SECURE THE SPRING COMPONENT TO THE CENTERING ATTACHMENT WAS BROKEN. THE SPRING COMPONENT WAS NOT RETURNED TO US CQ. DEVICE FAILURE/DEFECT IDENTIFIED? YES. DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION: NO DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION CAN BE PERFORMED DUE TO POST-MANUFACTURING DAMAGE. FURTHERMORE, THE COMPLAINT RELEVANT DIMENSIONS CANNOT BE CHECKED FOR DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY, BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE DEVICE AND THE SPRING NOT RETURNED. DOCUMENT/SPECIFICATION REVIEW: HOLLOW REAMER ASSEMBLY DRAWING CENTERING ATTACHMENT SUB-ASSEMBLY DRAWING CENTERING ATTACHMENT BODY COMPONENT DRAWING NITINOL SPRING COMPONENT DRAWING NO PRODUCT DESIGN ISSUES OR DISCREPANCIES WERE OBSERVED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. COMPLAINT CONFIRMED? YES. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION THE COMPLAINT CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE ISSUE AND HENCE THE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. ADDITIONAL MONITORING FOR ANY POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AND OTHER POST-MARKET SAFETY SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE LOT NUMBER, AND NO NON-CONFORMANCES WERE IDENTIFIED. 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

COMPLAINANT PART IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION, BUT HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED. REPORTER IS A J&J REPRESENTATIVE. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR, AND MONITORED VIA POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED AS APPLICABLE. 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 THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE LOCKING PIN BROKE ON CENTERING SLEEVE OF HOLLOW REAMER. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE SET WAS OPENED FOR A CASE. THE HOLLOW REAMER WAS USED WITHOUT THE CENTERING SLEEVE WITHOUT ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNK - GUIDES/SLEEVES/AIMING: SLEEVE (PART# UNKNOWN; LOT# UNKNOWN; QUANTITY: UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 16MM CANN PERCUTANEOUS HOLLOW DRILL BIT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1206054 16MM CANN PERCUTANEOUS HOLLOW DRILL BIT ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT LXH OBERDORF SYNTHES PRODUKTIONS GMBH 03.037.104 160136-103 10886982070531

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK- GUIDES/SLEEVES/AIMING: SLEEVE