It was reported by the patient in austria that postoperatively to an unknown procedure of the elbow performed on an unknown date using gii® quickanchor® plus, single pack device, she developed an allergy against the implants.The status of the patient was unknown.No additional information was provided.
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This report is being submitted in pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy mitek, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.Investigation summary: the complaint device is not being returned, therefore unavailable for a physical evaluation.Should the device ever be received back in the future, this complaint file will be reopened at that time and an evaluation will be performed and documented.Further, as per the manufacturer the lot number provided was incorrect which precludes conducting a dhr review or a lot specific search in the complaints handling system.As part of depuy mitek¿s quality process all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.With the information provided, and without the complaint device to evaluate, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.Additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals is conducted through complaint trending as part of post market surveillance.At this point in time, no corrective action is required, and no further action is warranted.Depuy mitek will continue to track any related complaints within this device family as a means of monitoring the extent with which this complaint is observed in the field.
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