SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG UNKN. POLARCUP PLASTIC INSERT; PROSTHESIS, HIP, HEMI-, FEMORAL, METAL/POLYMER, CEMENTED OR UNCEMENTED
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Catalog Number UNKNOWN |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problems
Unspecified Infection (1930); Osteolysis (2377)
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Event Date 08/20/2009 |
Event Type
Injury
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Event Description
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It was reported that, after a left thr revision surgery, where an unknown polarcup shell non-cemented (ti-plasma or ti/ha) and an unknown polarcup plastic insert were implanted, on (b)(6) 2009 the patient underwent a second revision surgery to explant cup, liner, head and stem due to an unspecified infection and lysis around the cup and stem implant area.Current health status of the patient is unknown.This information was provided by the national joint registry of the united kingdom, as part of a retrospective data collection of patients who underwent either a revision or re-revision surgery where a polarcup shell was part of the hip construct.As such, no further information will be available.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Internal complaint reference: (b)(4).
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Manufacturer Narrative
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H3, h6: a total of 70 revision surgeries involving polarcup devices was reported by the uk national joint registry.104 complaints were opened accordingly.A review of the device history record (dhr), of the complaint history (chr), of the instruction for use (ifu), of the risk management file (rmr) and of past escalation (per) was performed.No relevant supporting clinical information was provided.Based on insufficient information, a thorough clinical assessment cannot be performed at this time.The patient's current condition is unknown and the patient impact beyond the reported events could not be determined.Based on the chr and dhr evaluation performed there is no indication that any failure to meet specification contributed to the reported events.The reported failure modes are outlined in the device instruction for use lit no 12.23 03/21.The occurrence and severity of the reported issues are in line with the risk plans.The root cause of the reported events was attributed to known inherent risks of the devices.No corrective actions have been initiated.
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