STANMORE IMPLANTS WORLDWIDE DISTAL FEMUR JTS; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER
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Catalog Number UNK_STM |
Device Problems
Fracture (1260); Insufficient Information (3190)
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Patient Problems
Bone Fracture(s) (1870); Injury (2348); Cancer (3262)
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Event Date 05/15/2020 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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An investigation is being performed in an attempt to identify the cause of the event.Should additional information become available it will be reported in a supplemental report.Review of the device history records indicate devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.Device not returned.
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Event Description
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As reported by customer service support: "the patient¿s mother has contacted me today to say that the patient fell off a hoverboard on friday and is currently in hospital after part of the implant broke- this relates to a screw.This is all the information i have at the moment.".
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Reported event: an event regarding crack/ fracture involving a jts, distal femur, femoral component was reported.The event was not confirmed.Method & results: device evaluation and results: not performed as the device remains implanted.Clinician review: no medical records were received for review with a clinical consultant.Device history review: review of the product history records indicate 1 device was manufactured and accepted into final stock on (b)(6) 2019 with no reported discrepancies.Complaint history review: there has been 3 other events.Conclusion: the exact cause of the event could not be determined because insufficient information was provided.Additional information including operative reports, pathology reports, progress notes, x-rays and return of the device are needed to fully investigate the event.If further information becomes available or the product is returned, this investigation will be re-opened.
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Event Description
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As reported by customer service support: "the patient¿s mother has contacted me today to say that the patient fell off a hoverboard on friday and is currently in hospital after part of the implant broke: this relates to a screw.This is all the information i have at the moment." update (b)(6) 2020: the neck of the femur has fractured, not the implant.The surgeon operated on the patient on the (b)(6) 2020, using 2 screw's proximal to the implant to fix the fracture.
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