Product complaint # (b)(4).Initial reporter occupation: lawyer.(b)(4).Investigation summary: no device associated with this report was received for examination.The information received will be retained for potential series investigations if triggered by trend analysis, post market surveillance, or other events within the quality system.Depuy considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation will be re-opened as necessary.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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Complaint description: litigation alleges pain and elevated metal ion levels.Asr litigation records received.Litigation alleges injuries, suffering and emotional distress.Plaintiff is seeking compensatory damages.After review of the medical records the patient was revised to address adverse local tissue reaction.Operative note reported adverse local tissue reaction within the hip capsule, synovial thickening, cup have significant bony ingrowth but was not grossly loose.A scant of fluid obtained due to the thickening of synovium and it was turbid yellow colored due to stained by blood.Some trunnion corrosion and there was scratches of the head due to removing the implant.There was slight amount of heterotopic ossification in the anterior capsule.Doi: (b)(6) 2009.Dor: (b)(6) 2018; right hip.
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