INTERNAL CONNECTION UNIVERSAL PLACEMENT DRIVER TIP - LONG
Report
- Report Number
- 0001038806-2021-00988
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 11, 2021
- Date of Event
- May 18, 2021
- Report Date
- October 27, 2021
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET 3I
- Product Code
- NDP
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- EI
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
ZIMMERBIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4). THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED: B4: DATE OF THIS REPORT B5: DESCRIBE EVENT OR PROBLEM G3: DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER H1: TYPE OF REPORT, FOLLOW-UP NUMBER H2: FOLLOW UP TYPE H3: DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: CHANGE ¿NO' TO 'YES' H6: EVALUATION CODES H10: ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE. ONE INTERNAL CONNECTION UNIVERSAL PLACEMENT DRIVER TIP ¿ LONG WAS RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE AS RETURNED PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED SIGHS OF WEAR BUT NO APPARENT SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION. FUNCTIONAL TESTING WAS PERFORMED USING APPLICABLE IN-HOUSE IMPLANT. THE DEVICES WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE, RETAIN AND DISENGAGE AS NORMAL. PRE-EXISTING PATIENT CONDITIONS, TOOTH LOCATION AND X-RAY IMAGES ARE IRRELEVANT TO THIS INVESTIGATION. PER THE APPLICABLE IFU, IT IS STATED THAT SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENT CASES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, INCLUDING PROLONGED USE, MISUSE, AND ROUGH OR IMPROPER HANDLING. CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO AVOID COMPROMISING THEIR PERFORMANCE. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED SINCE THE LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. HOWEVER, ZIMMER BIOMET QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS) HAS CONTROLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONFORMING PRODUCT. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW BY ITEM NUMBER WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE IIPDTUL DATING BACK TO 12 MONTHS FROM NOW. THE COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NO EXISTING NON-CONFORMANCES/CAPA/HHE/D/IE/PRODUCT HOLDS FOR THE REPORTED PRODUCT FOR SIMILAR EVENTS (COMPLAINT CATEGORY KEYWORD: FUNCTIONAL: DISENGAGED). AUGUST POST MARKET TRENDING WAS REVIEWED AND THERE WERE NO ACTIONABLE EVENTS OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTED EVENT OR PRODUCTS. THEREFORE, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING, DEVICE MALFUNCTION DID NOT OCCUR AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS UNCONFIRMED.
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED DISENGAGEMENT OF IMPLANT DRIVERS. DOCTOR NOTICED THAT BOTH OF HER IIPDTUL AND IIPDTUS DRIVERS OF THE QNTSK40, LOT 121981 KIT WERE NOT GRIPPING THE IMPLANTS DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE. SHE CHANGED THE O-RINGS ON THESE DRIVERS BUT THIS DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. THE DRIVERS HAVE ONLY BEEN USED FOR 25-30 IMPLANT PLACEMENTS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 881543 | INTERNAL CONNECTION UNIVERSAL PLACEMENT DRIVER TIP - LONG | DENTAL DRIVER | NDP | BIOMET 3I |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |