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Event description: patient had a primary total hip arthroplasty on (b)(6) 2020 and underwent revision surgery on (b)(6) 2020 due to stem subsidence and femur fracture.Subsequently, the patient underwent a second revision on (b)(6) 2020 due to infection.Review of received data: no medical data has been received.Due diligence: no further due diligence required as all required information to support the conclusion is available or was already requested.Product evaluation: the products were discarded; therefore, an evaluation could not be performed.Review of product documentation: device purpose: all involved devices are intended for treatment.Product compatibility: the compatibility check was performed from www.Productcompatibility.Zimmer.Com and showed that the product combination was approved by zimmer biomet.Dhr review: review of the device history records identified no deviations or anomalies during manufacturing.Sterilization certificate: the gamma certificate of irradiation of the biolox option head and the wagner sl stem certifies the suitability of sterilization.The irradiation certificates of the affected lot numbers have been reviewed and were found to be according to specifications.Instruction for use (ifu): biolox option head: instruction for use (ifu) biolox option ceramic femoral head system: contraindications: active infection of the hip, old or remote infection.This may be an absolute or relative contraindication.Precautions: surveillance for new or recurrent sources of infection should be continued as long as the device is in place.Sterility: these devices are provided sterile and remain sterile as long as the package integrity has not been violated.Inspect each package prior to use and do not use the component if any seal or cavity is damaged or breached or if the expiration date has been exceeded.Once opened, the component must be used immediately or discarded.Wagner sl stem: instruction for use (ifu) femoral stems for total hip arthroplasty: contraindications: active infection of the hip, old or remote infection.This may be an absolute or relative contraindication.Precautions: continued surveillance for new or recurrent sources of infection should be continued as long as the device is in place.Sterility: these devices remain sterile as long as the package integrity has not been violated.Inspect each package prior to use and do not use the component if any seal or cavity is damaged or breached or if the expiration date has been exceeded.Once opened, the component must be used immediately, discarded, or resterilized.Conclusion: patient had a primary total hip arthroplasty on (b)(6) 2020 and underwent revision surgery on (b)(6) 2020 due to stem subsidence and femur fracture.Subsequently, the patient underwent a second revision on (b)(6) 2020 due to infection.No medical records to attest the infection have been received; therefore, the reported event could not be confirmed.The manufacturing records as well as the irradiation certificates of the affected lots have been reviewed and were found to be according to specifications.Therefore, the investigation did not identify a non-conformance or a complaint out of box (coob).Moreover, no trend on infection has been observed for the involved product families (biolox option head and wagner sl stem).The applicable instructions for use (ifu) indicate that infection is a possible consequence when implanting zimmer biomet devices.Therefore, each package must be inspected prior to use and components must not be used if the packaging is damaged or breached and once opened components must be used immediately or handled according to instructions.There are multiple factors that may contribute to an infection that are outside the control of zimmer biomet, such as hospital/surgical environment, provider related risk factors, and/or patient comorbidities/risk factors.In conclusion, as there is no indication of a product or process issue related to infection, it is unlikely that the devices led or contributed to the reported infection.Therefore, the implanted devices are not considered the source of the reported infection.The need for corrective measures is not indicated and zimmer gmbh considers this case as closed.Zimmer biomet¿s reference number of this file is (b)(4).The following reports are associated with this event: 0009613350-2020-00413.
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