(b)(4) initial report.Additional information including post primary and pre revision x-rays, operative notes, patient details, patient medical history, whether the patient experienced any trauma prior to the revision and an update on the patient post revision has been requested, however, not all information could be provided and thus the scope of this investigation is limited.It has been stated that the explanted devices are not available to return for examination.The appropriate device details have been provided and the relevant device manufacturing records will be identified and reviewed.Please note: this report is filed with the fda due to an adverse event experienced with a device that is similar to those placed on the market in the usa, however, this event occurred outside of the usa.
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(b)(4) final report additional information including post primary and pre revision x-rays, operative notes, patient details, patient medical history, whether the patient experienced any trauma prior to the revision and an update on the patient post revision was requested in order to progress with the investigation of this event, however, not all information could be provdied and thus the scope of this investigation is limited.It was confirmed that the explanted devices were not available to return for examination.The appropriate device details were provdied and the relevant device manufacturing records have been identified and reviewed.All parts associated with these records conformed to material and dimensional specification at the time of manufacture.Based on the available information, no further investigation can be conducted and the root cause of the reported dislocations could not be determined.Therefore, this case is now considered closed, however, should any additional information be provided then this case may be re-opened for further investigation.Please note: this report is filed with the fda due to an adverse event experienced with a device that is similar to those placed on the market in the usa, however, this event occurred outside of the usa.The submission of this report does not constitute an admission that the device, reporting entity, entity's representative or distributor caused or contributed to this event.
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