BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    RATCHETING ADAPTER, CANNULATED

    MDR report key: 14338344 · Received May 9, 2022

    Report

    Report Number
    1526439-2022-00686
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    May 9, 2022
    Date of Event
    April 8, 2022
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY SPINE INC
    Product Code
    LXH
    UDI-DI
    10705034213880
    PMA / PMN Number
    EXEMPT
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    GM
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    COMPLAINANT PART IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION, BUT HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. 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.

    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. H3, H6: A REVIEW OF THE RECEIVING INSPECTION (RI) FOR RATCHETING ADAPTER, CANNULATED WAS CONDUCTED IDENTIFYING THAT LOT NUMBER KM894303 WAS RELEASED IN ONE BATCH. - BATCH1: LOT QTY OF (B)(4) UNITS WERE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020 WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. AS A RESULT, THE RI IDENTIFIED NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURING AND RELEASE OF THIS DEVICE THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. THE RI IDENTIFIED NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURING AND RELEASE OF THIS DEVICE THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO DEPUY SYNTHES FOR EVALUATION. THE DEPUY SYNTHES TEAM CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS WITH THE RATCHETING ADAPTER, CANNULATED. A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO DEVICE DESIGN. AS PART OF DEPUY SYNTHES QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED AS THE RATCHETING ADAPTER, CANNULATED WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS. NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINT. 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.

    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. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS, 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 · 0

    DEVICE REPORT FROM DEPUY SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE CLEANING PROCESS IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RATCHET IS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT AND SURGERY IMPACT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RATCHETING ADAPTER, CANNULATED. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    2243340 RATCHETING ADAPTER, CANNULATED ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT LXH DEPUY SPINE INC 286710490 KM894303 10705034213880

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Unknown