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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); Swelling/ Edema (4577)
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| Date of Event |
01/01/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Concomitant devices: persona partial cemented femoral component right medial size 3 catalog #: 42558000302, lot #: 63760813; persona partial articular surface right medial size e 8mm catalog #: 42528200508, lot #: 63449777.Report source - foreign: (b)(6).The product was evaluated through manufacturing review, however, the reported event could not be confirmed.The device history records were reviewed and no discrepancies were identified.A definitive root cause could not be determined with the information provided.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.This report was previously submitted erroneously under manufacturing report number 0001822565-2018-05938.Multiple mdr reports were filed for this patient; please see all reports associated with this event: 0001825034-2020-02037, 0001825034-2020-02039.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that patient reported ongoing pain one (1) year following right knee arthroplasty and was given cocodamol for treatment of pain.The patient later underwent an arthroscopic procedure approximately twenty (20) months post-operatively to address the knee pain that had not yet resolved.Attempts have been made and no additional information is available at this time.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional and corrected information.The following sections were updated: b4, b5, g3, g6, h2, h6, h11.The following sections were corrected: d4, h4.The root cause remains undetermined.However, the reported event was determined to not be a serious injury, as the patient's symptoms are attributed to disease progression over time.As zimmer biomet does not have any devices that are meant to cure and/or prevent progression of pre-existing patient diseases, zimmer biomet does not consider this an mdr-reportable event.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that patient reported ongoing pain and swelling one (1) year following right knee arthroplasty and was given a pain-reliever for treatment of pain.The patient later underwent an arthroscopic procedure approximately twenty (20) months post-operatively to address the knee pain that had not yet resolved.The patient is on a waiting list to undergo patella resurfacing for treatment of anterolateral patello-femoral wear/progression of arthritis to resolve the patient's ongoing symptoms.Attempts have been made and no additional information is available at this time.
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