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Manufacturer narrative: the reason for this revision surgery was reported as a skin infection.The previous surgery and the surgery detailed in this event occurred 21 days apart.No information was submitted with the complaint regarding pre-existing conditions of the patient or any activities the patient was involved in that may have contributed to the infection or inhibited the patient's immune system.Due to the short time between the original surgery and the revision, it is possible that the infection was acquired in the hospital (nosocomial).It is also possible that the patient was not compliant with post-surgical instructions.The healthcare professional indicated there was no delay in surgery and another suitable device was available for use.The revision surgery was completed as intended.The device was not made available to djo surgical for examination.A review of the device history records (dhr) show that the reported components used in the previous surgery, when released for use, met design and manufacturing requirements.There were no non-conforming material reports (ncmr) associated with the products that may have contributed to the reported event.The device was verified to have gone through an acceptable sterilization process and were within its expiration date at the time of the previous surgery.Customer complaint history of the reported devices showed no present trends or on-going issues that are needing a review.The root cause of this complaint was a revision surgery due to an infection.There are multiple factors that may contribute to an infection that are outside of the control of djo surgical.With the limited information provided about the patient and the devices removed during the revision surgery, it is impossible to determine the source of the infection.If additional information is submitted at a later time, containment will be re-evaluated.Additional reporting on this event will be provided as a supplemental report to this document if it becomes available.
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