| Model Number |
N/A |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fracture (1260)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/01/2021
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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).Foreign: (b)(6).Customer has indicated that the product will not be returned to zimmer biomet for investigation, as it has been discarded.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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The subchondroplasty side delivery cannula broke inside a patient whilst drilling by the user.This resulted in a 20 minute delay in surgery whilst the surgeon removed the broken tip from the patients bone.Attempts to obtain additional information have been made; however, no more is available at this time.
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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.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) was reviewed and no discrepancies related to the reported event were found.A definitive root cause cannot be determined.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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.The following sections were updated: b4; b5; g3; g6; h1; h2; h6 (health effect - impact code).
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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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Search Alerts/Recalls
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