FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

QUICKSET ACE GRATER HEAD 63MM

MDR report key: 19370852 · Received May 22, 2024

Report

Report Number
1818910-2024-11283
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 22, 2024
Date of Event
March 25, 2024
Report Date
May 22, 2024
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
HTO
UDI-DI
10603295124108
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON ADVISED GRATERS WERE DULL AND REQUESTED THAT THEY BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. NOTHING IS BROKEN. THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT WAS RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION. 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. A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT PERFORMED SINCE IT WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF QUICKSET ACE GRATER HEAD WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINED ISSUE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, THE POTENTIAL CAUSE IS TRACED TO END OF LIFE, AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED. AS PART OF DEPUY SYNTHES QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL MONITORING FOR ANY POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AND OTHER POST-MARKET SAFETY SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. DEVICE HISTORY LOT: THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION FOUND NO EVIDENCE SUSPECTING AN ERROR IN THE MANUFACTURING OR MATERIAL THAT WOULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE REPORTED ALLEGATION(S). A MANUFACTURING RECORDS EVALUATION (MRE) WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE EXPIRATION DATE (2/12/2050) IN THE INITIAL MEDWATCH WAS REPORTED IN ERROR. THE DEVICE INVOLVED WAS AN INSTRUMENT AND DOES NOT HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803 (AND/OR PART 4, AS APPLICABLE). THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY DEPUY SYNTHES, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, DEPUY SYNTHES, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON ADVISED GRATERS WERE DULL AND REQUESTED THAT THEY BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. NOTHING IS BROKEN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1571002 QUICKSET ACE GRATER HEAD 63MM HIP INSTRUMENTS : REAMERS HTO DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US SO2060549 10603295124108

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Male