Catalog Number 150610006 |
Device Problem
Loss of or Failure to Bond (1068)
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Patient Problems
Pain (1994); Joint Disorder (2373); Not Applicable (3189); No Code Available (3191)
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Event Date 08/30/2017 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event Description
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Reviewed medical records received on (b)(6) 2018.Right knee revised to address pain, and instability.Revising surgeon noted that tibia base plate appeared visually to not be loose, until a trial insert was placed in the tray.At that point, it was obvious that the tibia base plate was loose, lifting clean off the cement mantle effortlessly.The femur component was fairly well-fixed, requiring osteotomes to extract.The tibia cement mantle was well-fixed to the tibia bone, reported to be difficult to remove.The patella was retained.No product or lot code information provided for attune system.Cement manufacturer for primary knee is unknown.A competitor knee system was re-implanted.Doi: (b)(6) 2016; dor: (b)(6) 2017; (right knee).
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Concomitant med products: attune ps fem rt sz 6 cem; attune ps rp insrt sz6 5mm; attune patella; smartset hv bone cement 40g x 2.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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No device associated with this report was received for examination.Depuy synthes considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation may be re-opened as necessary.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch , a follow-up medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary: no device associated with this report was received for examination.Depuy synthes considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation may be re-opened as necessary.H6 patient code: no code available (3191) used to capture the surgical intervention.
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