Model Number 1248-1100 |
Device Problems
Compatibility Problem (2960); Positioning Problem (3009)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 12/16/2019 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient specific femoral guide (k181061) was reported to indicate an osteotomy level that resulted in the lt distance being 10mm, when a lt distance of 5mm had been planned pre-operatively.The risk of sub-optimal osteotomy level is considered to be a risk of serious injury or adverse event for the patient.Post-operative imaging has been requested from the reporter to confirm the effect of this issue on the patient.No adverse event or reintervention has been reported for this patient.
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Event Description
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The patient specific femoral guide (k181061) was reported to indicate an osteotomy level that resulted in the lt distance being 10mm, when a lt distance of 5mm had been planned pre-operatively.The risk of sub-optimal osteotomy level is considered to be a risk of serious injury or adverse event for the patient.Post-operative imaging has been requested from the reporter to confirm the effect of this issue on the patient.No adverse event or reintervention has been reported for this patient.
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Event Description
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The patient specific femoral guide (k181061) was reported to indicate an osteotomy level that resulted in the lt distance being 10mm, when a lt distance of 5mm had been planned pre-operatively.The risk of sub-optimal osteotomy level is considered to be a risk of serious injury or adverse event for the patient.Post-operative imaging has been requested from the reporter to confirm the effect of this issue on the patient.No adverse event or reintervention has been reported for this patient.A root cause investigation has now been conducted into this event.The femoral guide was designed to the correct production process, adhering to the relevant work instruction.The case was reprocessed correctly and the right distance from the lower trochanter was calculated.The femoral guide was then designed based on this resection and was sent to the external supplier materialise to be printed.Materialise has also confirmed that the correct stem femoral guide was printed and sent.As it has been determined that the products involved in this complaint accurately and correctly followed the steps laid out in the relevant wkis, it is likely that the root cause of this occurred out of the control of internal process, and as such no root cause could be identified.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient specific femoral guide (k181061) was reported to indicate an osteotomy level that resulted in the lt distance being 10mm, when a lt distance of 5mm had been planned pre-operatively.The risk of sub-optimal osteotomy level is considered to be a risk of serious injury or adverse event for the patient.Post-operative imaging has been requested from the reporter to confirm the effect of this issue on the patient.No adverse event or reintervention has been reported for this patient.A root cause investigation has now been conducted into this event.The femoral guide was designed to the correct production process, adhering to the relevant work instruction.The case was reprocessed correctly and the right distance from the lower trochanter was calculated.The femoral guide was then designed based on this resection and was sent to the external supplier materialise to be printed.Materialise has also confirmed that the correct stem femoral guide was printed and sent.As it has been determined that the products involved in this complaint accurately and correctly followed the steps laid out in the relevant wkis, it is likely that the root cause of this occurred out of the control of internal process, and as such no root cause could be identified.Please note: the submission of this report does not constitute and admission that the device, reporting entity, entity's representative or distributor caused or contributed to this event.
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