GLENOSPHERE ORIENTATION GUIDE
Report
- Report Number
- 1818910-2024-25808
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 19, 2024
- Date of Event
- December 6, 2024
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
- Product Code
- PXH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K170748
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: IT WAS REPPRTED THAT ECCENTRIC GLENOSPHERE GUIDE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED. IT WAS NOT USED IN SURGERY. THE ISSUE DID NOT HAPPEN IN SURGERY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND THE PLASTIC TIP WAS CRACKED. POTENTIAL CAUSE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO UNINTENDED USE ERROR BY USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE IN A PRYING MOTION AND OVERLOAD OF THE MATERIAL. A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS NOT CONDUCTED DUE TO NOT BEING APPLICABLE TO THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT CONDUCTED DUE TO NOT BEING APPLICABLE TO THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE GLENOSPHERE ORIENTATION GUIDE WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINED DEVICE ISSUE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, THE POTENTIAL CAUSE IS TRACED TO UNINTENDED USE, AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE REPORTED COMPLAINT CONDITION. AS PART OF J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS 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 RECORDS EVALUATION (MRE) WAS NOT PERFORMED. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: CORRECTED: H3.
PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY DEPUY SYNTHES JOINT RECONSTRUCTION, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, DEPUY SYNTHES JOINT RECONSTRUCTION, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT IS OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
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.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ECCENTRIC GLENOSPHERE GUIDE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED. IT WAS NOT USED IN SURGERY. THE ISSUE DID NOT HAPPEN IN SURGERY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2084438 | GLENOSPHERE ORIENTATION GUIDE | EXTREMITY INSTRUMENTS : ALIGNMENT DEVICES | PXH | DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US | 5382732 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |