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It was reported that, after an unicompartmental knee arthroplasty was performed on (b)(6) 2022, the journey ii uni medial tibia baseplate sz 8 right fractured.This adverse event was treated with revision surgery on (b)(6) 2022.Patient's current health status is unknown.
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H3, h6.The device was not returned for evaluation and the reported event could not be confirmed.The clinical/medical investigation concluded that, one x-ray has been provided which doesn¿t indicate a root cause.No supporting information as to the root cause of the breakage and whether a trauma was involved; however, it was reported that the ¿patient fractured tibial plateau following uka¿.All documents and images provided as of this date have been reviewed and considered and unless noted do not contribute to the clinical/medical investigation.Without supporting information and an analysis of the components, the root cause of the breakage of this baseplate cannot be definitively determined.The impact to the patient beyond the reported ¿fractured tibial plateau¿, revision, and recovery period cannot be determined.The patient's current health status is unknown.A review of the manufacturing records did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.A review of complaint history for the part number over the past 12 months and for the batch number based on historical data of the device did not reveal similar events for the listed device.A review of the instructions for use documents for journey ii uk unicompartmental knee system revealed in the adverse reactions section that fracture of the implant can occur as a result of trauma, strenuous activity, improper alignment, or duration of service.A review of the risk management file revealed this failure mode was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.A historical review concluded that there are no prior actions related to this product and event.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.Some potential probable causes for this event could include but not limited to traumatic injury or surgical technique.The contribution of the device to the reported event could not be corroborated.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Without the return of the actual product involved, our investigation could not proceed.Should the device or additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.
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