ANT BROACH HANDLE - R

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT SPD WON'T USE/STERILIZE THE BROACH HANDLES DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS FALLING OFF THE HANDLES FROM OVER USE. THERE WAS DELAY IN SURGERY.

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. H11 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: H3, H6: THERE IS 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. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO DEPUY SYNTHES, HOWEVER PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW , HOWEVER THE PHOTOS ONLY SHOW PART AND LOT NUMBER AND NO OTHER OBSERVATION PERTAINING TO THE NATURE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THEREFORE, THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT DUE TO THE INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE PROVIDED. SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION CANNOT BE PERFORMED. THE OVERALL COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED AS THE OBSERVED CONDITION OF THE ANT BROACH HANDLE - R WOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE 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 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.