STERNAL ZIPFIX CABLE TIE W/NEEDLE PEEK S

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PRODUCT COMPLAINT # ==> (B)(4). 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. 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 TWO (2) ZIPFIX POPPED AND BROKE PRIOR TO CHEST CLOSURE. THE FIRST ZIPFIX WAS APPLIED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN THE NEXT TWO FAILED. AS THE SURGEON WAS LOCKING WITH THE ZIPFIX GUN THE ITEM BROKE, A SECOND ONE WAS INSERTED AND DID THE SAME. SURGEON USED STERNAL WIRES TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE.

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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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: H3, H6: THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS; HOWEVER, PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. THE PHOTO INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE STERNAL ZIPFIX CABLE TIE W/NEEDLE PEEK S APPEARS FRAGMENTED. ALTHOUGH THE IMAGE QUALITY IS POOR, IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO OBSERVE THAT IT IS CUT AND SEPARATED FROM THE LOCKING HEAD. THEREFORE, THE REPORTED CONDITION CAN BE CONFIRMED. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. PER STERNAL ZIPFIX SYSTEM SURGICAL TECHNIQUE GUIDE SE_839363 REV. AB. PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT DAMAGE THE IMPLANT TEETH AND LOCKING HEAD BY MANIPULATING WITH INSTRUMENTS. ENSURE THAT THE LOCKING HEAD OF THE IMPLANT IS FREE OF SOFT TISSUE AND/OR SURGICAL MATERIAL THAT COULD PREVENT LOCKING OF THE IMPLANT. AVOID CLAMPING OF IMPLANT IN THE AREA OF THE TEETH OR EXCESSIVE BENDING/TWISTING OF THE IMPLANT, AS THIS MAY LEAD TO IMPLANT FAILURE. DO NOT CUT THE IMPLANT DIRECTLY AT THE NOTCH. REMOVING THE NEEDLE BY BENDING OR TWISTING WILL CAUSE A DEFORMED END THAT MAY DAMAGE THE LOCKING HEAD DURING INSERTION. ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE IMPLANT END IS CUT AND NOT DEFORMED. IF THE IMPLANT IS NOT CUT, IMPLANT FAILURE MAY OCCUR. 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 STERNAL ZIPFIX CABLE TIE W/NEEDLE PEEK S WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINED DEVICE ISSUE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, 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 J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS 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 HISTORY REVIEW: A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE. PRODUCT CODE: 08.501.001.01S-15. LOT NUMBER: 28761P1. IT WAS ELECTRONICALLY REVIEWED AND NO NONCONFORMANCES / MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITIES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE PRODUCT WAS RELEASED ON: 10 OCT 2024. MANUFACTURING SITE: IT'S A PURCHASED ITEM, RECEIVED FROM SAMAPLAST, SHIPPED BY (B)(4). EXPIRY DATE: 01 SEP 2029. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

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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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: H3, H6: THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS; HOWEVER, PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. THE PHOTO INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE STERNAL ZIPFIX CABLE TIE W/NEEDLE PEEK S APPEARS FRAGMENTED. ALTHOUGH THE IMAGE QUALITY IS POOR, IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO OBSERVE THAT IT IS CUT AND SEPARATED FROM THE LOCKING HEAD. THEREFORE, THE REPORTED CONDITION CAN BE CONFIRMED. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. 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 STERNAL ZIPFIX CABLE TIE W/NEEDLE PEEK S WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINED DEVICE ISSUE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, 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 J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS 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 HISTORY REVIEW: A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE. PRODUCT CODE: 08.501.001.01S-15. LOT NUMBER: 28761P1. IT WAS ELECTRONICALLY REVIEWED AND NO NONCONFORMANCES / MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITIES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE PRODUCT WAS RELEASED ON: 10 OCT 2024. MANUFACTURING SITE: IT'S A PURCHASED ITEM, RECEIVED FROM (B)(4), SHIPPED BY (B)(4). EXPIRY DATE: 01 SEP 2029. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

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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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: H3, H4, H6: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE STERNAL ZIPFIX CABLE TIE W/NEEDLE PEEK S SHOWED SIGNS OF TEARS OR HORIZONTAL CUTS ON ITS OUTER SURFACE. THE LOCKING HEAD DO NOT SHOW ANY STRUCTURAL ANOMALIES OR POST MANUFACTURING DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY THE IMPLANT WAS FOUND CUT IN TWO PARTS AND THE NEEDLE DID NOT RETURN. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. PER STERNAL ZIPFIX SYSTEM SURGICAL TECHNIQUE GUIDE. PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT DAMAGE THE IMPLANT TEETH AND LOCKING HEAD BY MANIPULATING WITH INSTRUMENTS. ENSURE THAT THE LOCKING HEAD OF THE IMPLANT IS FREE OF SOFT TISSUE AND/OR SURGICAL MATERIAL THAT COULD PREVENT LOCKING OF THE IMPLANT. AVOID CLAMPING OF IMPLANT IN THE AREA OF THE TEETH OR EXCESSIVE BENDING/TWISTING OF THE IMPLANT, AS THIS MAY LEAD TO IMPLANT FAILURE. DO NOT CUT THE IMPLANT DIRECTLY AT THE NOTCH. REMOVING THE NEEDLE BY BENDING OR TWISTING WILL CAUSE A DEFORMED END THAT MAY DAMAGE THE LOCKING HEAD DURING INSERTION. ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE IMPLANT END IS CUT AND NOT DEFORMED. IF THE IMPLANT IS NOT CUT, IMPLANT FAILURE MAY OCCUR. HANDLE IMPLANTS CAREFULLY, ESPECIALLY NEEDLES, TO AVOID DAMAGING CRITICAL STRUCTURES, SOFT TISSUE AND/OR HAND GLOVES. AVOID EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN TIGHTENING IMPLANT. DO NOT USE FORCEPS TO TIGHTEN IMPLANT. DAMAGE RESULTING FROM EXCESSIVE FORCE OR FORCEPS MAY CAUSE IMPLANT FAILURE. A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS UNABLE TO PERFORMED DUE TO POST MANUFACTURING DAMAGE. A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT PERFORMED SINCE IT WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE STERNAL ZIPFIX CABLE TIE W/NEEDLE PEEK S WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINED DEVICE ISSUE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, 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 J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS 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 HISTORY REVIEW (DHR): A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE. PRODUCT CODE: 08.501.001.01S-15. LOT NUMBER: 28761P1. IT WAS ELECTRONICALLY REVIEWED AND NO NONCONFORMANCES/MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITIES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE PRODUCT WAS RELEASED ON: 10 OCT 2024. MANUFACTURING SITE: IT'S A PURCHASED ITEM, RECEIVED FROM SAMAPLAST, SHIPPED BY JABIL BETTLACH. EXPIRY DATE: 01 SEP 2029. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

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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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: ADDED: D9, D10 (CONCOMITANT) H3, H6: THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AT THE TIME OF FILING 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.