| Model Number |
6265-5103 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Degraded (1153); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Foreign Body Reaction (1868); Metal Related Pathology (4530)
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| Date of Event |
01/03/2020
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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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It was noted that the device is not available for evaluation.Should additional information become available, it will be provided in a supplemental report upon completion of the investigation.Device not returned.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported through the filing of a lawsuit that allegedly the patient was implanted with an lfit anatomic cocr v40 femoral head on her left hip on or about (b)(6) 2013 and was revised on (b)(6) 2020.It is further alleged that she suffered injuries as a result of implantation and explantation of the device at issue, device recall and excessive levels of chromium and cobalt in her blood.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Reported event an event regarding altr, wear/metallosis, and abnormal ion level involving a citation stem was reported.The event was not confirmed.Method & results product evaluation and results: not performed as the device remains implanted.Clinician review: a review of the provided medical information by a clinical consultant indicated: "this inquiry reports the case of a total hip arthroplasty performed in 2013 that had to be revised in 2020 for metallosis.I can confirm that this event took place since i was able to review the operation report of the revision surgery.Regarding the possible root cause of this event, i cannot determine it with certainty.Metallosis failure is multi factorial including metal properties and surgical technique." -product history review: review of the device history records indicate devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.-complaint history review: there have been no other similar events for the lot referenced.Conclusion: a review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant confirmed the revision procedure took place but was unable to confirm the device failure events.The exact cause of the event could not be determined because insufficient information was provided.Further information such as return of the device, pathology reports, pre- and post-operative x-rays and the primary operative report as well as patient history and follow-up notes are needed to complete the investigation for determining root cause.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If devices and / or additional information become available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported through the filing of a lawsuit that allegedly the patient was implanted with an lfit anatomic cocr v40 femoral head on her left hip on or about (b)(6) 2013 and was revised on (b)(6) 2020.It is further alleged that she suffered injuries as a result of implantation and explantation of the device at issue, device recall and excessive levels of chromium and cobalt in her blood.
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