| Catalog Number |
0115322 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Expiration Date Error (2528)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
01/27/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer was provided with an expired 3dmax mesh on (b)(6) 2022.The mesh expiration date is 28-dec-2021.General surgeon used it in a patient in a procedure on (b)(6) 2022.When provided by the courier the user facility did not notice the expired date as being past.On the day of surgery the or team did not identify the product expiration before use.Surgeon planned to discuss the event with the patient, and there was no reported action taken.No patient injury reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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As reported, an expired 3dmax was inadvertently implanted into the patient.The expiration date is located on each layer packaging.This event is confirmed as a use related error as the or staff should have identified the condition prior to use.The local courier had taken the implant from a consignment location at another facility and delivered it to the hospital.The courier did not check the expiration date before transferring the inventory.
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