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1365-61-000 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Degraded (1153)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Adhesion(s) (1695); Foreign Body Reaction (1868); Pain (1994); Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
12/01/2020
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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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Product complaint # (b)(4).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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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient had a metal on metal construct.Revised due to corrosion on the head neck taper joint.Converted to a poly on ceramic construct.Lab results provided were below 7 ppb.Doi: (b)(6), 2007; dor: (b)(6), 2020; left hip.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (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.Device history lot : the product investigation found no evidence suspecting an error in the manufacturing or material that would be a contributing factor in the reported allegation(s).A manufacturing records evaluation (mre) was not performed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (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.Device history lot : a complaint device manufacturing (dhr) reviews will not be performed.Per wi-3430 it has been determined that should related reports be identified a dhr review is not required.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.Removed patient code: blood heavy metal increased.Metal ion levels were noted to be below reportable levels.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information received from medical records.After review of medical records, it was indicated that the patient developed subsequent bilateral hip pain secondary to metal ion disease.Left side has pain, dysfunction as well as elevated serum cobalt and chromium levels.The patient was then revised for metallosis of the left hip from a metal-on-metal tha.Operative notes reported that the underlying trunnion showed signs of mild corrosion particularly around the based of the trunnion with blackening of the metal.There was no evidence of gross pitting or delamination of the trunnion.There was surrounding evident of metallosis in the inner aspect of the hip capsule.There was a mild amount of tissue scarring in the interval between the liner and the shell.Doi: (b)(6) 2007, dor: (b)(6) 2020, left hip.
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