VA-LCP CONDYLAR PLATE 4.5/5.0 R 18HO L37

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

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. H11: ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: D4: UDI: AS THE LOT NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. H3, H6: VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTO REVEALED THAT THE PLATE WAS OBSERVED BROKEN IN SEVERAL POINTS OF THE LATERAL SIDES AND THE DEVICE REMAINS IN A PIECE. 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. AS PART OF J&J MEDTECH ORTHOPAEDICS QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE COMPLAINT CONDITION. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO CORRECTIVE AND/OR PREVENTATIVE ACTION IS PROPOSED. ADDITIONAL MONITORING FOR ANY POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AND OTHER POST-MARKET SAFETY SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A VA CONDYLAR DISTAL FEMUR PLATE IN (B)(6) 2024. IN (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE DUE TO PLATE FAILURE. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED WITH A NEW LARGE FRAG PLATE AND BROAD CURE.