FIBULINK SYNDESMOSIS REPAIR KIT SST

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIBIA SCREW OF FIBULINK PULLED OUT WHEN TENSION CAP WAS PULLING THE FIBULA LINK. THE 4MM STEP DRILL BIT DID NOT DRILL INTO TIBIA SIDE. THE FIBULINK WAS DISCARDED AND ANOTHER PRODUCT WAS USED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PRODUCT COMPLAINT#: (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803 (AND/OR PART 4, AS APPLICABLE). 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, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, DEPUY SYNTHES, 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

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: H4. H3, H6: PHOTO INVESTIGATION: THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO DEPUY SYNTHES, HOWEVER X-RAY WERE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. THE X-RAY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FIBULINK SYNDESMOSIS REPAIR KIT SST WAS INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT TIBIA, HOWEVER, WAS NOT PLACED IN THE FINAL POSITION. THEREFORE WITH THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY THE COSTUMER THE COMPLAINT ALLEGATION CAN BE CONFIRMED. 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, AND AS-RECEIVED CONDITION COULD NOT BE ASSESSED, A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION AND DOCUMENT/SPECIFICATION REVIEW WERE NOT COMPLETED. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE FIBULINK SYNDESMOSIS REPAIR KIT SST 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 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 HISTORY REVIEW (DHR): PART # FGS-1000. SYNTHES LOT # 24E014. SUPPLIER LOT # 24E014. RELEASE TO WAREHOUSE DATE: 01 OCT 2024. EXP. DATE; 01 OCT 2027. SUPPLIER: (B)(4). NO NCR'S GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD(S) SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PRODUCT, AND ANY SUB-COMPONENTS, WHICH WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.