| Model Number |
6541-4-807 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fracture (1260)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
09/21/2022
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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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Review of the device history records indicate devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.There have been no other similar events for the lot referenced.An evaluation of the device cannot be performed as the device was not returned to the manufacturer.Should additional information become available it will be reported in a supplemental report upon completion of the investigation.
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Event or Problem Description
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Operated on a patient that had a right total knee originally on (b)(6) 2022.The reason for the operation was to retrieve a loose piece of metal that is suspected to be the tip of a femoral inserter.
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Event or Problem Description
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Operated on a patient that had a right total knee originally on (b)(6) 2022.The reason for the operation was to retrieve a loose piece of metal that is suspected to be the tip of a femoral inserter.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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An event regarding crack/fracture involving a triathlon impactor was reported.The event was confirmed through visual evaluation of the provided photograph and medical review.Method & results -product evaluation and results: no product was returned for evaluation however photographs were provided.The photographs show the impactor with catalog and lot code visible.The impactor appears worn with dents and scratches consistent with in-service use.The tip of the plier has fractured off.A photograph of the fractured piece has also been provided.-clinician review: a review of medical records with a clinical consultant indicated "the x-rays show a pressfit right tka with a metallic foreign body within the lateral compartment of the knee.Incidental note is made of the presence of hardware from a previous acl reconstruction.The x-rays confirm the presence of a metallic foreign boby within the lateral compartment of a total knee.This is consistent with the event description.The root cause of this mechanical failure of the inserter cannot be determined from this limited documentation." -device history review: all devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.-complaint history review: there have been no other similar events for the reported lot.Conclusion: no product was returned for evaluation however photographs were provided.The photographs show the impactor with catalog and lot code visible.The impactor appears worn with dents and scratches consistent with in-service use.The tip of the plier has fractured off.A photograph of the fractured piece has also been provided.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If additional information become available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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