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1294-05-710 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); Discomfort (2330); Swelling/ Edema (4577); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available (4581)
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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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Product complaint # (b)(4).Health effect - clinical code: appropriate term / code not available (b)(4) used to capture the infection (b)(4).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Patient underwent primary left tkr on (b)(6) 2016 where an uncemented lcs femoral component and an uncemented lcs tibial component were utilized patient has reported that the knee has never felt right and has had ongoing low levels of discomfort.Patient has presented to the gold coast university hospital following a bump to the knee with subsequent pain and swelling.The knee appeared to be infected.A washout was performed (date and surgeon unknown) and samples taken.Staph was grown/ cultivated.Doi: (b)(6) 2016 doe: unknown left knee.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.H10 additional narrative: added: e3.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.Corrected: e1, e2.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary: no device associated with this report was received for examination.Depuy synthes considers the investigation closed at this time.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation may be re-opened as necessary.Device history lot: the product investigation found no evidence suspecting an error in the manufacturing or material that would be a contributing factor in the reported allegation(s).A manufacturing records evaluation (mre) was not performed.
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