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BOPS5410 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Abscess (1690); Unspecified Infection (1930); Osteolysis (2377)
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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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Zimvie complaint (b)(4).Weight: patient weight is not provided / unknown.Date of event: date of event is not provided / unknown.Initial reporter name and address: initial reporter¿s title and email address are not provided / unknown.A summary investigation has been completed for bone loss and infection events recognizing that a definitive root cause cannot be identified due to a wide range of external factors (non-design or manufacturing related), including medical conditions (e.G., diabetes, poor bone quality, etc.) / patient habits (e.G., smoking) and surgical technique.Previously completed investigations for bone loss and infection have not identified any signals indicating potential non-conformities affecting the manufacturing and sterilization processes.Furthermore, the probability of manufacturing or design defects that might lead to bone loss and escaping the available detections has been assessed and found remote and almost nonexistent.Should additional information be received which indicates that the device may have caused or contributed to the event, an additional report will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the implant at tooth site #18 was removed due to infection & bone loss.Symptoms as a result of the event: abscess.
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Event or Problem Description
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No additional or corrected information to report.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted to report additional information.Dhr review was completed for the subject lot number.It was confirmed that all operations and inspections were executed as per applicable procedure.No deviations or non-conformances, which could have caused or contributed to the reported event was noted as part of the dhr.Lot was inspected and passed all acceptance criteria by qa.Sterilization record was reviewed and verified to have passed all sterilization activities with no issues or nonconformities identified.Complaint history review was performed for the reported lot number for similar events and no other complaint was identified.As documented in the summary investigations, contributing factors for the reported event likely exist outside of zimmer biomet control, including those related to patient biological factors/condition and surgical technique.Based on the summary investigations, no malfunction occurred upon investigation.The reported events remain non-verifiable as they are a medical condition.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Zimvie will continue to monitor for trends.
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