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Fracture (1260); Unstable (1667)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Failure of Implant (1924); Pain (1994); Joint Laxity (4526); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
02/07/2022
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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).Multiple mdr reports were filed for this event, please see associated reports: 3007963827-2022-00064.Medical products: femur cemented cruciate retaining (cr) standard left size 8 catalog#: 42502606401 lot#: 63355103.Tibia cemented 5 degree stemmed left size d catalog#: 42532006701 lot#: 63682977.Product has been received by zimmer biomet and 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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It was reported that patient underwent a left knee revision approximately three-and-a-half years post-implantation due to instability.Attempts to obtain additional information have been made; however, no more is available at this time.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that patient underwent a left knee revision approximately three-and-a-half years post-implantation due to instability.Operative report states there was poly failure and subsequent metallosis from the femur wearing through the poly in the medial aspect of the tibia with fragmented poly and erosive wear in the tibial component.There was significant black metallosis noted throughout the soft tissue.Significant wear noted on the medial aspect of the patella.No full defects and stably cemented, therefor left in place.Burnishing on the femoral condyle of the implant but otherwise intact.Fragmented poly, 10 major and other minor fragments which appeared to have developed a defect in the posteromedial portion.Stability restored despite previous posteromedial laxity.Attempts to obtain additional information have been made; however, no more is available.
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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.Updated: b4, g3, g6, h2, h3, h6, and h10.Complaint sample was evaluated and the reported event was confirmed, as well as through medical records.Visual examination of the returned product identified sign of use.The tibial insert has excessive wear on the medial side.Medical records were provided and reviewed by a health care professional.Review of the available records identified patient suffered from pain, instability and metallosis due to excessive wear on the poly.Which lead to interaction between tibial and femur.Device history record was reviewed and no discrepancies relevant to the reported event were found.Root cause was unable to 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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