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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Unstable (1667)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Failure of Implant (1924)
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| Date of Event |
08/05/2021
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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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(b)(4).Report source: foreign : (b)(6).Customer has indicated that the product will not be returned to zimmer biomet for investigation, as it is against hospital policy.The investigation is in process.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported the patient underwent an initial knee arthroplasty.Subsequently, the poly was revised approximately 8.5 months later due to instability.
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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 unable to be confirmed due to limited information received from the customer.No product was returned or pictures provided; visual and dimensional evaluations could not be performed.Device history record (dhr) review identified no deviations or anomalies during manufacturing.A definitive root cause cannot be determined.Per package insert, instability is a known adverse effect of the procedure.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report 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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