FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DEPTH GAUGE FOR 2.0MM AND 2.4MM SCREWS

MDR report key: 12681155 · Received October 22, 2021

Report

Report Number
2939274-2021-06246
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 22, 2021
Report Date
August 27, 2021
Manufacturer
WRIGHTS LANE SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Product Code
HTJ
UDI-DI
10886982189943
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REPORTER IS A SYNTHES EMPLOYEE. PART # 319.006, SYNTHES LOT # H873103, SUPPLIER LOT # H873103, RELEASE TO WAREHOUSE DATE: APRIL 27, 2020, SUPPLIER: AVALIGN TECHNOLOGIES-NEMCOMED. NO NCRS WERE GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD(S) SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PRODUCT, AND ANY SUB-COMPONENTS, WHICH WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. VISUAL INSPECTION: THE DEPTH GAUGE FOR 2.0MM AND 2.4MM SCREWS (P/N:319.006, LOT #: H873103) WAS RETURNED AND RECEIVED AT US CUSTOMER QUALITY (CQ). UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DEVICE WAS MISSING THE PROTECTION SLEEVE, WHICH CONFIRMS THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE NEEDLE COMPONENT WAS OBSERVED TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED. DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION: A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO THE DEFINITIVE FINDING OF A MISSING COMPONENT. DOCUMENT/SPECIFICATION REVIEW: THE FOLLOWING DRAWINGS WERE REVIEWED DURING THE INVESTIGATION: CURRENT AND MANUFACTURED REVISIONS DEPTH GAUGE FOR 2.0MM TO 2.4MM SCREWS NO DESIGN ISSUES OR DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTICED. COMPLAINT CONFIRMED? YES. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: THE COMPLAINT CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED FOR THE RECEIVED DEVICE DUE TO THE DEFINITIVE FINDING OF A MISSING COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, THE COMPONENTS ARE ABLE TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND WERE LIKELY MISPLACED DURING THE DEVICE'S HANDLING. NO DESIGN ISSUES WERE OBSERVED DURING THE DOCUMENT/SPECIFICATION REVIEW. 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. 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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, DURING A ROUTINE INCOMING INSPECTION OF A LOANER SET AT THE FIELD SERVICE LOCATION, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DEPTH GAUGE WAS MISSING A COMPONENT. THERE WAS NO KNOWN PATIENT OR HOSPITAL INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEPTH GAUGE FOR 2.0MM AND 2.4MM SCREWS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1581279 DEPTH GAUGE FOR 2.0MM AND 2.4MM SCREWS GAUGE, DEPTH HTJ WRIGHTS LANE SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC 319.006 H873103 10886982189943

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1