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Batch review performed by medacta regulatory affairs department on 18 march 2020: lot 177124: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 5-sep-2018.Expiration date: 2023-01-25.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Visual inspection performed by r&d project manager: scratches and signs of femoral extraction, signs of osseointegration on proximal stem.It is not possible to establish a certain root cause.Clinical evaluation: delayed infection in cemented tka, 1 years and 8 months after primary operation.Infection is a known possible adverse event following every surgery, including tka's.To date, there is no reason to suspect that the cause may be linked to the implanted devices.
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