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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Difficult to Insert (1316)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
11/24/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Concomitant medical products: tibia cemented 5 degree stemmed left size d, catalog #: 42532006701, lot #: 64805270.Report source - foreign: (b)(6).Customer has indicated that the product will be returned to zimmer biomet and the investigation is in process.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.Investigation incomplete.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the insertion of the liner was deemed unsuccessful.When inserted, the posterior part of the poly kept lifting, making appropriate insertion impossible.The case was finished with another new articular surface.There was no consequences or impact to the patient.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 is being submitted to relay additional information.The results of the investigation are as follows: no product was returned or pictures provided; visual and dimensional evaluations could not be performed.Review of the device history record identified no deviations or anomalies during manufacturing.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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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.H6- type of investigation - device not returned is n/a which was reported on initial report.Complaint sample was evaluated and the reported event was confirmed.Visual evaluation of the returned device shows damage to the distal surface and the locking feature is found to be compressed and flared out.The root cause is attributed to use error.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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