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Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Headache (1880); Pain (1994)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient is having an increased amount of aching and stiffness in her ankle since she started treatment with the bhs.Also, the patient was experiencing a lot of headaches, which were not normal for her.She wonders if it is related to the bone stimulator.According to her, she's been traveling recently, so the headaches may be related.As a result of the patient's aching and headaches, the sales representative asked if the doctor's office would like her to try the ortho pak.The patient agreed and said she would also consult with her doctor.The patient stated that she wore the unit for 8-10 hours at night with no medication.She is seeing a physician on thursday for a follow-up visit.She stated that the headaches could be random, but her foot was stiff and achy, and she was limping more after wearing the unit.The patient was advised to cut back to a few hours to see if that helps, and she will call back with an update.It was later reported that the doctor has requested to switch the patient to the ortho pak due to her bhs complaints.An rx was provided.An ortho pak assembly has been sent to the patient, and the bhs will be returned.It was reported that no further information is available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Zimmer biomet complaint (b)(4).Date of event: the event occurred sometime in (b)(6) 2021.Concomitant medical product: unknown.Concomitant therapy date: unknown.Customer has indicated that the product is in process of being returned to zimmer biomet for investigation.Once the investigation is complete, a supplemental medwatch 3500a will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by the sales rep that the patient is having an increased amount of aching and stiffness in her ankle since she started treatment with the bhs.She also said she has been getting a lot of headaches, which is not normal for her, and she's wondering if it's from the bone stimulator.She did say that she has been traveling, so the headaches could be from that.Due to her aching and headaches, the sales rep asked her doctor's office if they'd like to switch her to the orthopak, which the patient agreed to and stated she will also speak with her doctor.The patient stated she wore the unit 8-10 hours at night with no medication, but she is seeing the doctor on thursday for a follow-up.She stated she believes the headaches could be random, but her foot was stiff and achy, and she was limping more after using the unit.The patient was advised to cut back to a few hours to see if that helps, and she will call back with an update.Nothing was shipped to the patient at the time of the call.The doctor has requested to switch the patient to the opak due to her bhs complaints.No additional patient consequences have been reported.The sflx 3 coil was not returned for further evaluation.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Corrections in b4: date of the report, b5: event description, d3: manufacturer g1: contact office, g6: type of report.Additional information in h4: device manufacture date, h6: component, investigation type, findings, and conclusions and h10: additional narrative.This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional and corrected information.The device was not returned to highridge medical for evaluation.The reported event was unable to be confirmed due to limited information received from the customer.Without a product return, no product evaluation can be conducted.The lot number is unknown; therefore, the device history records are unable to be reviewed.Root cause was unable to be determined as the necessary information to adequately investigate the reported event was not provided.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Highridge medical will continue to monitor for trend.
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