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Model Number P270X4D |
Device Problem
Appropriate Term/Code Not Available (3191)
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Patient Problem
Unspecified Infection (1930)
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Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Method: the actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.A review of the device history record is not possible as no lot number was provided.Results: as the device was unavailable for analysis, no methods were performed.Therefore, results cannot be obtained.Conclusions: the device was not returned to halyard for evaluation therefore, we are unable to determine the cause for the reported event.(b)(4) has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the (b)(4) complaint database and identified as complaint (b)(4).Device not returned.
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Event Description
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A report was received stating the patient had an infection after a total knee replacement surgery.The patient was re-hospitalized.The patient was diagnosed with infection during readmission.Additional information received on 16-mar-2016 stated the patient had a staphylococcus aureus infection at the knee wound.She was scheduled to undergo a washout procedure.The infection did not involve the knee joint, the infection was superficial.The healthcare provider did not make reference that the infection was related to the onq pump.Additional information received on 29-mar-2016 stated the patient called the nurse hotline and reported she was released from the hospital on(b)(6) 2016.The patient reported doing fairly well at the time of the call to the hotline nurse.The patient continued to have a low grade fever and her knee wound was oozing and draining.The patient was under the care of home health nurses.The patient was taking oral antibiotics.The patient had staples in her knee.The patient received intravenous vancomycin while in the hospital.The patient noted the doctors instructed her that the infection was caused by multiple factors and possibly by germs already existing inside the patient's body.
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