BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ACTIS BROACH SIZE 7

    MDR report key: 23279716 · Received October 15, 2025

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2025-17461
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 15, 2025
    Date of Event
    September 18, 2025
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY IRELAND - 3015516266
    Product Code
    QBO
    UDI-DI
    10603295393696
    PMA / PMN Number
    EXEMPT
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    OH, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ACTIS BROACHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE SEVERE STRESS RINGS ON THEM WHERE THEY ATTACH TO BROACH HANDLE. SURGEON FREQUENTLY BREAKS THEM. WHEN THEY BREAK IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT. THIS D.E.R. IS PREVENTATIVE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE ACTIS BROACH HAD SIGNS OF EXTENSIVE USE. WEAR WAS OBSERVED ON THE COUPLING AREA, WHICH IS AN INDICATOR OF REPEATED USE. A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH A LABORATORY SAMPLE MATING DEVICE, AND THE ACTIS BROACH WAS SUCCESSFULLY ASSEMBLED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LOOSENESS OR DIFFICULTIES OBSERVED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE OBSERVED CONDITION WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN END OF LIFE INDICATOR; DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH REPEATED USE AND SERVICING. 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. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE ACTIS BROACH 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 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 MANUFACTURING RECORDS EVALUATION (MRE) WAS NOT PERFORMED. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: CORRECTED: H3.

    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 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 RECON DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: ADDED: D4 (LOT, CATALOG), D9, H6 MEDICAL DEVICE PROBLEM CODE. CORRECTED: D1, D2, D3, D4 PRIMARY UDI NUMBER. IF INFORMATION THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT IS OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    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. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: G1.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    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. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: D4: UDI: AS THE LOT NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ACTIS BROACHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE SEVERE STRESS RINGS ON THEM WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE BROACH HANDLE. SURGEON FREQUENTLY BREAKS THEM. WHEN THEY BREAK, IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    180479 ACTIS BROACH SIZE 7 HIP INSTRUMENT - BROACH QBO DEPUY IRELAND - 3015516266 PG346850 10603295393696

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown