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942-01-36E |
| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Hematoma (1884); Unspecified Infection (1930)
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| Date of Event |
01/19/2021
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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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Additional reporting on this event will be provided as a supplemental report to this document if it becomes available.
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Event or Problem Description
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Revision surgery - the patient was thought to have an infection.The surgeon opened the patients incision and there was a hematoma.The surgeon cleaned out the joint and replaced the femoral head and liner.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional narrative: see g1 - new contact for encore medical l.P.The reason for this revision surgery was due to an infection.The previous surgery and the surgery detailed in this event occurred 34 days apart.There was no information submitted with this complaint about any patient activities, accidents, or medical contraindications that may have contributed to the reported event.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 record show that the reported component used in the previous surgery, when released for use, met design and manufacturing requirements.There were no nonconforming material reports associated with the product that may have contributed to the reported event.The device was verified to have gone through an acceptable sterilization process and was within its expiration date at the time of the previous surgery.Customer complaint history of the reported device 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 were no findings during this evaluation that indicate that the reported device was the source or had a direct connection with the patient's infection.There are multiple factors that may contribute to an event that are outside of the control of djo surgical.There are no indications of a product or process issue affecting implant safety or effectiveness.Additional reporting on this event will be provided as a supplemental report to this document if it becomes available.
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