SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. R3 0 HOLE ACET SHELL 58MM; PROSTHESIS,HIP,SEMI-CONSTRAINED,UNCEMENTED,METAL/POLY,POROUS
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Model Number 71331858 |
Device Problem
Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping (2969)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 11/18/2020 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).
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Event Description
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It was reported that it was noticed when opening the box with r3 shell the hcp discovered a hair strand on the inside of the cover on the inner-box with the implant.The delivery process to sterile field was stopped and another box with same implant was opened and implanted in the patient.No injury to the patient.No delay.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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D8 and d9: device returned.G3, h2,h3 and h6: the associated device, used in treatment, was returned and evaluated.A visual inspection of the returned device confirmed the stated failure mode.The device has a hair stuck to the inside of the outer sterile tray lid.This event was investigated through the nonconformance process and was found to be an isolated event.A review of complaint history did not reveal additional complaints for the listed batch.A review of the manufacturing records did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.At this time, we do not have reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.
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