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The first surgery was on the (b)(6) 2022, after sterilizing the material removing the inner boxes, the trays and putting everything wrapped in paper and all the sterile material came out, but today dr.(b)(6) (the surgeon), has returned to the patient, because the wound stained and they suspect that it is infected, for that reason they have put it today to open the wound and wash it abundantly to see if you can avoid having to remove all the material.As i told you, the surgery of day 7th, was a replacement of a ptr that had eaten polyethylene and was touching metal / metal, which had caused an enormous metallosis in the joint, during the surgery the knee prosthesis that had the patient was removed, metallosis was removed and our noiles knee replacement prosthesis was implanted.At that time there were no markers of any possible infection.Today, after taking samples, washing the wound and cleaning it, we proceeded to change the polyethylene and the pin, the rest of the components were maintained.Did the patient experience an adverse event such as infection, non-union, allergic reaction, osteoporosis, overloading, pain, degenerative diseases, bleeding or oozing? unknown, did the patient require revision surgery or hardware removal? unknown, patient status/ outcome / consequences, was other medical intervention (e.G.X-rays, additional procedures, prescriptions, otc, revision) required: unknown, is the patient part of a clinical study : unknown, (b)(4).Device property of none, device in possession of none, (b)(4).Device property of none, device in possession of none, (b)(4) device property of none, device in possession of none, (b)(4).Be submitted through cst.True.
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, 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.
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Additional information received indicated that the components that were frightened were those of the second intervention, the poly and the bolt, when an infected ptr was washed/cleaned, it was usual to change the polyethylene, the rest were left until it wass verified that the infection did not go away and everything had to be removed.There was no loosening.Affected side was left knee.
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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes joint reconstruction, 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 report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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