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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth (4002)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Failure of Implant (1924); Pain (1994); Osteolysis (2377)
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| Date of Event |
09/05/2019
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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).Associated products : item#: 402282; cobalt hv bone cement 40g; lot#: unknown, qty.2; item#: 183024 vanguard cr ilok fem-lt 60 lot#: 714060; item#: 189048 vngd ant stblzd brg 18x67 lot#: 862450.Customer has indicated that the product will not be returned to zimmer biomet for investigation, as it's location is unknown.The investigation is in process.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.Multiple mdr reports were filed for this event, please see associated reports: 0001825034-2021-01239, 0001825034-2021-01236.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the initial left total knee arthroplasty performed five years ago.Subsequently, the patient was revised approximately 3.5 years later due to pain, limited motion, osteolysis, and aseptic tibial loosening.The patella was left intact.All other components were revised without complication.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.Reported event was confirmed by review of medical records noting patient presented with pain, aseptic loosening, limited mobility and osteolysis.Tibial component easily removed and there was no bone cement around the keel down into the tibia itself.There was some fibrous tissue with no ingrowth from a cemented knee stem.Patella was left intact and all other components replaced with competitor product.Dhr was reviewed and no discrepancies were found.The root cause is unable to be determined.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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Event or Problem Description
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No further event information available at the time of this report.
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