FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GRYPHON BR W/ PROKNOT

MDR report key: 21459356 · Received February 25, 2025

Report

Report Number
1221934-2025-00733
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 25, 2025
Date of Event
February 18, 2025
Manufacturer
DEPUY MITEK LLC US
Product Code
MBI
UDI-DI
10886705024025
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED IN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY MITEK OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, MITEK, 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 MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: INVESTIGATION SUMMARY THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY THE CUSTOMER, THEREFORE NOT RETURNED TO J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS AND UNAVAILABLE FOR A PHYSICAL EVALUATION. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE LOT NUMBER, AND NO NON-CONFORMANCE WAS IDENTIFIED. BASED ON THE CURRENT AVAILABLE INFORMATION, WE CANNOT DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED FAILURE. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL REOPEN THE COMPLAINT AND PERFORM THE INVESTIGATION AS APPROPRIATE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED AND 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED IN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY MITEK OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, MITEK, 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 MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: AS OF THIS DATE, THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE REPORTED CONDITION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED AND/OR DUPLICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ARTHROSCOPIC BANKART REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY IT WAS OBSERVED THAT WHEN THE SURGEON WAS PULLING THE FREE END OF THE SUTURE TO PASS THROUGH THE LABRUM, IT LOOKED AS IF THE INNER PART OF THE GRYPHON BR W/ PROKNOT ANCHOR BROKE, EFFECTIVELY UNLOADING THE ANCHOR. IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO ADDITIONAL GRYPHON BR W/ PROKNOT ANCHORS WERE USED, AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ANCHOR BODY REMAINED EMBEDDED IN GLENOID BONE BUT THERE WAS NO MORE SUTURE RUNNING THROUGH IT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ANOTHER COMPETITOR¿S ANCHOR WAS SUCCESSFULLY USED INSTEAD. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A 15-MINUTE CASE DELAY AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
417449 GRYPHON BR W/ PROKNOT FASTENER, FIXATION, NONDEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE MBI DEPUY MITEK LLC US 1051TK 10886705024025

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown