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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Infection (1930)
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| Date of Event |
09/25/2020
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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 medical products: psn fem cr cmt ccr std sz 9 l item# 42502606601 lot# 64356422, psn tib stm 5 deg sz f l item# 42532007501 lot# 64271633, cobalt hv bone cement 40g item# 402282 lot# 775430, foreign report source: (b)(6).Customer has indicated that the product will not be returned to zimmer biomet for investigation.The investigation is in process.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a patient was revised approximately one year and three weeks post implantation due to infection.The infection was confirmed approximately one-year post op.There is no additional information 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 information.The reported event of deep infection >90 days occurred post implantation.During the investigation process a review of the sterile certifications were reviewed and found to be conforming with no applicable deviations.Devices were verified to have gone through acceptable sterilization process following iso/aami/astm & eu published guidelines.There are multiple factors that may contribute to an infection that are outside the control of zimmer biomet, such as external factors, i.E.Hospital/surgical environment, provider related risk factors, and/or patient comorbidities/risk factors.As there are no indications of a product or process issues identified affecting implant safety or effectiveness, therefore implanted products are not identified as the source or contributing to the reported infection.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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No additional information at the time of this report.
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