BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    SIG HP BAL FB FEM POSITIONER

    MDR report key: 21432933 · Received February 21, 2025

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2025-02900
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    February 21, 2025
    Date of Event
    February 3, 2025
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
    Product Code
    HWT
    UDI-DI
    10603295228462
    PMA / PMN Number
    EXEMPT
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    NO
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER
    Health Professional
    N

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: 9505-02-145: THE RUBBER O-RINGS AT THE SHIM CONNECTIONS ARE WORN AND CREATES KOOSE RUBBER DEBRIS DURING USE. 9505-02-055: IT SLIPS OFF THE KEEL-PUNCHES DURING USE EVEN WHEN SET SCREWS ARE THIGTENED. 961371: CRACK IN THE CONNECTION TO TRIAL TRAYS. NO PLASTIC PART HAS FALLEN OFF. THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND ONE OF THE RUBBER RINGS AS WELL AS THE LATERAL FACE OF THE MAIN BODY OF THE DEVICE WERE CHIPPED. THE DEVICE EXHIBITS DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH REPEATED USE. THE LIFECYCLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEVICE ARE EVENT RELATED AND DEPEND ON THE USE AND INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. AS THE DEVICE CAN BE DAMAGED ON THE FIRST OR 100TH USE, 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. A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED SINCE IT WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE SIG HP BAL FB FEM POSITIONER WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINED DEVICE 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 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: A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW OR MANUFACTURING RECORDS EVALUATION (MRE) WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE DATE CODE (B0712) PROVIDED IS NOT A VALID FINISHED GOODS LOT#.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED SINCE A PHYSICAL SAMPLE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. AS PART OF OUR COMPANY QUALITY SYSTEM PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND DISTRIBUTED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT INFORMATION MONITORING FOR POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AS PART OF THE POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE. HOWEVER, IF THE PRODUCT IS RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED AS APPLICABLE. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: ADDED: G1 (MANUFACTURING SITE NAME), H4. CORRECTED: D4 (PRIMARY UDI NUMBER), E4.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    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 WHICH 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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: ADDED: D9. CORRECTED: D4 (LOT, UDI). IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    PRODUCT COMPLAINT #: (B)(4). DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY FDA, DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, 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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: D4: UDI: AS THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT IS NOT VALID, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. 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

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE POSITIONING INSTRUMENT'S RUBBER O-RINGS AT THE SHIM CONNECTIONS ARE WORN AND CREATES LOOSE RUBBER DEBRIS DURING USE. THE IMPACTOR SLIPS OFF THE KEEL-PUNCHES DURING USE EVEN WHEN SET SCREWS ARE TIGHTENED. THE TRIAL HAS A CRACK IN THE CONNECTION TO TRIAL TRAYS, NO PLASTIC PART HAVE FALLEN OFF.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1621461 SIG HP BAL FB FEM POSITIONER KNEE INSTRUMENT : ALIGNMENT DEVICES HWT DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US B0712 10603295228462

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown