ACTIS BROACH SZ 6

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PRODUCT COMPLAINT #(B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. 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 JOINT RECONSTRUCTION, OR ITS EMPLOYEES HAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, DEPUY SYNTHES JOINT RECONSTRUCTION, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: ADDED: D4 (LOT), D9, H4. CORRECTED: D3 (MANUFACTURER NAME, MANUFACTURER ADDRESS STREET LINE 1, MANUFACTURER CITY, MANUFACTURER COUNTRY CODE), D4 (PRIMARY UDI). 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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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. 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. 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 SIZE 6 ACTIS BROACH BROKE DURING SURGERY, ALL PIECES WERE REMOVED.

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PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED: "IT WAS REPORTED THAT SIZE 6 ACTIS BROACH BROKE DURING SURGERY, ALL PIECES WERE REMOVED AND WILL BE RETURNED". THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO DEPUY SYNTHES FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND THE POST BROKEN. BROKEN PIECE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONALLY, SIGNS OF USAGE WERE OBSERVED ON THE OVERALL DEVICE SURFACE. NO OTHER COSMETIC ANOMALY WAS NOTED. POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR THE BREAKAGE OBSERVED CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO UNINTENDED USE ERROR BY USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE WHILE TRIALING THAT OVERLOAD THE DEVICE MATERIAL. PROPERLY HANDLING AND ATTENTION TO THE APPROVED USE OF THE DEVICE DIMINISHES THE RISK OF FAILURE. A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE POST-MANUFACTURING DAMAGE. A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE POST-MANUFACTURING DAMAGE. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE ACTIS BROACH SZ 6 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 LOT: THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION FOUND NO EVIDENCE SUSPECTING AN ERROR IN THE MANUFACTURING OR MATERIAL THAT WOULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE REPORTED ALLEGATION(S). A MANUFACTURING RECORDS EVALUATION (MRE) WAS NOT PERFORMED. CORRECTED: H3.