FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GII QA+ O/C CP-2 *EA

MDR report key: 7349270 · Received March 19, 2018

Report

Report Number
1221934-2018-50315
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 19, 2018
Date of Event
February 22, 2018
Report Date
February 22, 2018
Manufacturer
DEPUY MITEK LLC US
Product Code
JDR
UDI-DI
10886705008612
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED AND EVALUATED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE TIP WAS BROKEN. THE DISTAL END IS BENT OUT OF POSITION AND THERE IS PROCEDURAL DEBRIS REMAINING ON THE END. THIS SUGGESTS THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE DISTAL TIP FROM STRIKING ANOTHER INSTRUMENT OR A HARD SURFACE SUCH AS BONE. THE ROOT CAUSE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO DEVICE MISUSE BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE DEVICE TIP. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD INDICATED THAT THIS BATCH OF PRODUCT WAS PROCESSED WITHOUT INCIDENT; THEREFORE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF MANUFACTURING ANOMALIES ON THE PAPERWORK REVIEWED. FURTHER, A REVIEW INTO THE DEPUY SYNTHES MITEK COMPLAINTS SYSTEM REVEALED NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF ANY KIND FOR THIS LOT OF DEVICES RELEASED TO DISTRIBUTION. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED. HOWEVER, DEPUY SYNTHES MITEK WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ANY RELATED COMPLAINTS WITHIN THIS DEVICE FAMILY AS A MEANS OF MONITORING THE EXTENT WITH WHICH THIS COMPLAINT IS OBSERVED IN THE FIELD. DEVICE HISTORY LOT DHR REVIEW: PART NUMBER:222983, SUPPLIER LOT NUMBER: N/A, RELEASE TO WAREHOUSE DATE: 02.09.2016, MANUFACTURING DATE: 23.08.2016, EXPIRATION DATE: 31.07.2019, SUPPLIER: N/A, MANUFACTURING SITE: (B)(4). NO NCRS WERE GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD(S) SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PRODUCT, AND ANY SUBCOMPONENTS, WHICH WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. DEVICE HISTORY BATCH: NULL. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW: NULL. UDI: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. (B)(4) - INCOMPLETE. THE EXPIRATION DATE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT THEIR GII ANCHOR WITH ORTHOCORD BROKE AT THE TIP UPON INSERTION DURING AN OSTEOCHONDROMA REMOVAL. THE ANCHOR AND DEBRIS WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER LIKE DEVICE IN THE SAME BONE HOLE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES OR DELAYS. THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT PROVIDE THE BONE QUALITY OF THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE IS BEING RETURNED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
192168 GII QA+ O/C CP-2 *EA SOFT-TISSUE ANCHOR, NON-BIOABSORBABLE JDR DEPUY MITEK LLC US 3919780 10886705008612

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1