ROD FOR REAMING GUIDE HOLDER
Report
- Report Number
- 1818910-2016-11031
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 15, 2016
- Date of Event
- December 19, 2015
- Report Date
- January 5, 2016
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY FRANCE S.A.S.-SAINT PRIEST ¿ REG# 3003895575
- Product Code
- LXH
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION STATES THAT ROD TIP IS BENT AND THE ORIENTATION GUIDE IS CRACKED. THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED TO THE COMPLAINT WERE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE DHR ANALYSIS PERFORMED DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES THAT COULD BE RELATED TO THE ISSUE REPORTED ON THE COMPLAINT. A SEARCH INTO THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE WAS PERFORMED, NO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED FOR THE AFFECTED PRODUCT CODE AND LOT COMBINATION (B)(4) / LOT 5024128 AND (B)(4)OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINT FOR THE COMBINATION (B)(4) / LOT 5120205. THE ROD FOR REAMING GUIDE HOLDER (LOT N°5120205) RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DESIGN CHANGED INITIATED BY CAPA-(B)(4) (NEW DEFINITION STARTING FROM BATCH 5120205). THE ORIENTATION GUIDE (LOT N°230795000) RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DESIGN CHANGE INITIATED VIA (B)(4) IN MAY 2008. (THIS BATCH WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2010. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AND THE INVESTIGATION PERFORMED, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.
THIS COMPLAINT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. (B)(4).
ROD TIP IS BENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29926 | ROD FOR REAMING GUIDE HOLDER | SHOULDER INSTRUMENT/TRIAL | LXH | DEPUY FRANCE S.A.S.-SAINT PRIEST ¿ REG# 3003895575 | 5120205 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |