4.5MM VA-LCP CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE/16 HOLE/336MM/RIGHT

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

DEPUY SYNTHES IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH DEPUY SYNTHES HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY FDA, DEPUY SYNTHES OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, DEPUY SYNTHES, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. D9: COMPLAINANT PART IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. D10 THERAPY DATE: (B)(6) 2024 . H3, H4, H6: WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR AND MONITORED VIA POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED AS APPLICABLE. 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.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024 , THE VA-LCP CONDYLAR PLATE BROKE. THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2024 . REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024 . THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 4.5MM VA-LCP CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE/16 HOLE/336MM/RIGHT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

DEPUY SYNTHES IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH DEPUY SYNTHES HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY FDA, DEPUY SYNTHES OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, DEPUY SYNTHES, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF THE INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN, NOT AVAILABLE OR DOES NOT APPLY, THE SECTION/FIELD OF THE FORM IS LEFT BLANK. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: A3 D4: UDI: AS THE LOT NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. H6: THE DEVICE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, THEREFORE A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. IF THE LOT/SERIAL NUMBER BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE RECORD WILL BE RE-ASSESSED. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO DEPUY SYNTHES, HOWEVER PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTO REVEALED THAT VA-LCP CONDYLAR PLATE 4.5/5.0 R 16HO L33 WAS OBSERVED BROKEN BETWEEN THE HOLES AND ONE SIDE OF THE SHAFT. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHAFT STILL CAN OBSERVED ATTACHED. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED. WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE A POTENTIAL CAUSE AT THIS MOMENT. THE MODE OF FAILURE OF THE DEVICE IS MULTI-FACTORIAL AND CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO ALL OTHER POTENTIAL INFLUENCES SUCH AS SURGICAL PROCESS, PATIENT VARIABLES (E.G. ACTIVITY LEVEL AND USE), ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND PATIENT CHANGES OVER TIME. ANY CONCLUSIONS FROM THE INVESTIGATIONAL INPUT PROVIDED HAVE TO BE PLACED INTO CONTEXT WITH ALL OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS. AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, AN AS-RECEIVED CONDITION COULD NOT BE ASSESSED, AND A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION AND DOCUMENT/SPECIFICATION REVIEW WERE NOT COMPLETED. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE VA-LCP CONDYLAR PLATE 4.5/5.0 R 16HO L33 WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMPLAINED DEVICE ISSUE.¿ BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, A POTENTIAL CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED, 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 DEPUY SYNTHES 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 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.