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MalfunctionLRY

HP MBT CEM KEEL PUNCH SZ 2-3

Received Apr 22, 2022 · Event occurred Apr 7, 2022

Report 1818910-2022-07338 · MDR key 14189200

Device

Generic name

Knee Instrument : Tibial Keel Punch/bullet

Model number

9505-02-011

Catalog number

950502011

Lot number

J1208

Product problems

  • Break
  • Failure to Cut
  • Break
  • Failure to Cut

Patient

Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DEVICE WAS BROKEN AND DULL.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PRODUCT COMPLAINT #(B)(4). IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

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. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. DURING VISUAL EXAMINATION, POST OF THE KEEL PUNCH IS FOUND BROKEN, THE BROKEN PART WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE COMPLAINT IS CONFIRMED. THIS DEVICE IS NOT INTENDED AS A CUTTING INSTRUMENT, HENCE THE UNAVAILABILITY TO PERFORM THE CUTTING OPERATION IS NOT CONFIRMED. DEPUY SYNTHES CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION MAY BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY. 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.