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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Hearing Impairment (1881)
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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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Zimmer biomet (b)(4).Medical product - zimmer biomet tmj system left fossa component, small catalog #:24-6563 lot 363370c; zimmer biomet tmj system right fossa component, small catalog #:24-6562 lot 315840b; zimmer biomet tmj system right standard mandibular component catalog #:24-6545 lot 301540a; unknown screws catalog#: ni lot#: ni.The device will not be returned for analysis; however, an investigation of the reported event is in progress.Once the investigation is completed, a supplemental medwatch 3500a will be submitted.Multiple mdr reports were filed for this event, please see associated reports: 0001032347-2021-00405, 0001032347-2021-00407, and 0001032347-2021-00408.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient underwent a bilateral tmj replacement approximately nine (9) years ago.The patient is now reporting that she is experiencing hearing loss.Attempts have been made and no further information has been provided.
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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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.No product was returned or pictures provided; visual and dimensional evaluations could not be performed.Medical records were not provided.Review of the device history records identified no deviations or anomalies during manufacturing related to the reported event.A definitive root cause cannot 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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Search Alerts/Recalls
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