FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MATRIXMANDIBLE 1.5MM DRILL BIT J-LATCH/90MM FOR 03.503.043

MDR report key: 16675430 · Received April 4, 2023

Report

Report Number
8030965-2023-04100
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 4, 2023
Date of Event
March 15, 2023
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
DZI
UDI-DI
10887587012919
PMA / PMN Number
K043310
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

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. H3, H6: 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 DEVICE FOUND BLUNTING, ROUNDING OF CUTTING EDGES. IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE THAT THE CONDITION IDENTIFIED IN VISUAL ANALYSIS WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO A DULL CONDITION. THEREFORE WE ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM DULLNESS WITH DAMAGE OBSERVED, AS THIS KIND OF EVIDENCE INDICATES REPEATED USE OF THE DEVICE. THE LIFECYCLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEVICE ARE EVENT RELATED AND DEPEND ON THE USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, THE DEVICE MUST BE PROPERLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO EACH SURGICAL USE. REFER TO THE DEVICE/COUNTRY SPECIFIC IFU FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO END OF LIFE, REPROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS, AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES. HOWEVER SIGNS OF BREAKAGE WERE NOT OBSERVED. A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT PERFORMED SINCE IT WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED DULL CONDITION OF THE MATRIXMAND 1.5 DB J-LATCH/90 03.503.043 WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINED ISSUE. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REUSABLE INSTRUMENT WAS WORN FROM REPEATED USE AND SERVICING. 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. IF THE INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN, NOT AVAILABLE OR DOES NOT APPLY, THE SECTION/FIELD OF THE FORM IS LEFT BLANK. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: 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. 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. PART # 03.503.451, SYNTHES LOT # U391662, SUPPLIER LOT # U391662, RELEASE TO WAREHOUSE DATE: 20 JAN 2022, SUPPLIER: ORCHID UNIQUE, NO NCRS WERE GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. THE PHOTO WAS RETURNED TO DEPUY SYNTHES FOR EVALUATION. THE DEPUY SYNTHES TEAM CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FROM THE PHOTO. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTO REVEALED THAT THE MATRIXMAND 1.5 DB J-LATCH/90 03.503.043 DOES NOT PRESENT ANY SIGNS OF BREAKAGE. DULLNESS OF THE DRILL BIT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED AS THE EDGES OF THE FLUTES ARE NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE. AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, AN AS-RECEIVED CONDITION COULD NOT BE ASSESSED, AND A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION AND DOCUMENT/SPECIFICATION REVIEW WERE NOT COMPLETED. AS PART OF DEPUY SYNTHES QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED FOR THE MATRIXMAND 1.5 DB J-LATCH/90 03.503.043. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE COMPLAINT CONDITION 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. 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 COLOMBIA REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6)2023, THE DRILL BITS IN QUESTION WERE CUTTING POORLY AND BROKE DURING SURGERY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT IMPACT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A MATRIXMANDIBLE 1.5MM DRILL BIT J-LATCH/90MM FOR 03.503.043. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
386092 MATRIXMANDIBLE 1.5MM DRILL BIT J-LATCH/90MM FOR 03.503.043 DRILL, BONE, POWERED DZI SYNTHES GMBH 03.503.451 U391662 10887587012919

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown