IDEAL SUTURE SHUTTLE 45 DEGREES LEFT

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN AUSTRALIA THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE IDEAL SUTURE SHUTTLE 45 DEGREES LEFT DEVICE HOOK WAS BENT. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED IN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY MITEK OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, MITEK, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. 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. AS OF THIS DATE, THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE REPORTED CONDITION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED AND/OR DUPLICATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED IN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY MITEK OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, MITEK, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. 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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: E1: THE INITIAL REPORTER FACILITY ADDRESS WAS UNKNOWN IN THE INITIAL REPORT. THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE IS NOT BEING RETURNED, IT WAS DISCARDED BY THE CUSTOMER, THEREFORE UNAVAILABLE FOR A PHYSICAL EVALUATION. SINCE THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS DISCARDED, WE CANNOT DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED FAILURE. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR THE DEVICE IS RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL REOPEN THE COMPLAINT AND PERFORM THE INVESTIGATION AS APPROPRIATE. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE LOT NUMBER (23P12), AND NO NON-CONFORMANCE WAS IDENTIFIED. 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.