Revision surgery - patient was dislocating.Scrub tech was looking at the implants removed and noticed the insert had size 36 +4 semi constrained on it, but per the primary surgery stickers the insert was supposed to be size 44 standard insert.It is believed the wrong implant was in the box, or wrong sticker on the box.
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The reason for this revision surgery was reported as dislocation.The previous surgery and the surgery detailed in this event occurred 21 days apart.The healthcare professional indicated there was no delay in surgery and another suitable device was available for use.The revision surgery was completed as intended.The devices were disposed of at hospital and not made available to djo surgical for examination.A review of the device history records (dhr) show that the reported components used in the previous surgery, when released for use, met design and manufacturing requirements.There was an ncmr#51956 associated with the main part of the event 509-00-044, rsp standard humeral socket insert, 44mm, hxe-plus which documents that out of 20 parts lot, 2 were rejected due to incorrect parts in the lot.Later the rejected parts were pulled out and batched with correct parts.The devices were verified to have gone through an acceptable sterilization process and were within its expiration date at the time of the previous surgery.Customer complaint history of the reported devices showed no present trends or on-going issues that are needing a review.The root cause of this complaint was a dislocation.Information submitted to medwatch indicates a history of chronic infection and shoulder pain.No information was provided regarding patient activities that may have contributed to the event.The complaint report indicates that the explanted product does not match surgical records.Hhe-2020-00005 was performed to determine root cause of the mixed product.There are no indications of a product or process issue affecting implant safety or effectiveness.
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