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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. GNS II CMT TIB SIZE 6 RIGHT; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL
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| Model Number |
71420188 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device Appears to Trigger Rejection (1524)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Unspecified Infection (1930); Osteolysis (2377)
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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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(b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that, during a tkr washing, at the time of opening the patient, there was a large amounts of pus present, so the tkr implants were removed due to infection and cement spacer was inserted.No other complications were reported.All available information has been disclosed.If additional information should become available, a supplemental report will be submitted accordingly.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: a3.H3, h6: the device, intended for use in treatment, was not returned for evaluation.The pictures provided were reviewed and could not confirm the stated failure mode.The clinical / medical investigation concluded that, this case reports that a tkr washout procedure was planned, however when the patient was opened up, there was large amounts of pus present.Therefore, due to infection, all of the tkr implants were removed and an antibiotic spacer was inserted.Per email communication, the requested surgical reports will not be provided.A single undated x-ray was provided, however it does not provide a clinical root cause for the infection.Therefore, the patient impact beyond the revision cannot be determined.Due to the limited information provided, no further clinical assessment is warranted.Should additional clinically relevant documentation become available, the clinical/medical task may be re-opened.A review of the 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.A review of the risk management file and instructions for use documents revealed this failure mode was previously identified.A review of the sterilization records revealed the batch was sterilized within normal parameters.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.Possible causes could include but not limited to contamination, patient reaction, and post-operative healing issue.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should the device or 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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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G3, h2, h3, and h6: the device, used in treatment, was not returned for evaluation.The pictures provided were reviewed and could not confirm the stated failure mode.The clinical / medical investigation concluded that, this case reports that a tkr washout procedure was planned, however when the patient was opened up, there was large amounts of pus present.Therefore, due to infection, all of the tkr implants were removed and an antibiotic spacer was inserted.Per email communication, the requested surgical reports will not be provided.A single undated x-ray was provided, however it does not provide a clinical root cause for the infection.Therefore, the patient impact beyond the revision cannot be determined.Due to the limited information provided, no further clinical assessment is warranted.Should additional clinically relevant documentation become available, the clinical/medical task may be re-opened.A review of the 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.A review of the risk management file and instructions for use documents revealed this failure mode was previously identified.A review of the sterilization records revealed the batch was sterilized within normal parameters.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.Possible causes could include but not limited to contamination, patient reaction, and post-operative healing issue.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should the device or 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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