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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Extraskeletal ossification (1428)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient had an issue with his orthopak device.The customer service representative called the patient, and he did not have time to talk, and committed to calling back with the details.The patient reported that the device caused his bone to grow where the bone was not supposed to grow.The patient was disappointed in our product.The patient has had an injury to his collarbone.He was using the orthopak to grow bone and avoid surgery.When he had a follow up visit with his doctor, the x-ray showed that his bone did not heal and there was "bone growth in places where it should not have grown.The patient went on to state that the treatment was not effective because he needed surgery.The patient's doctor told him to discontinue treatment prior to his surgery as treatment was meant to be a preventative plan to avoid surgery.The device is not expected to be returned for analysis.No additional patient consequences have been reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device was not returned to zimvie for investigation.The reported event was not verifiable after the investigation associated with abnormal bone growth.The device history record was reviewed and no discrepancies related to the reported event were found.No physical and/or functional condition could be found after the dhr that could be considered a causal factor for the reported complaint.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.Zimvie complaint (b)(4).Date of event: the event occurred sometime in (b)(6) 2023.Medical product: unknown.Therapy date: unknown.The device will not be returned for analysis; however, an investigation of the reported event is in progress.Once the investigation is complete, a supplemental medwatch 3500a will be submitted.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Corrections in b4: date of the report, b5: event description, d3: manufacturer, g1: contact office, g6: type of report.Additional information in h4: device manufacture date, h6: component, investigation type, findings, and conclusions and h10: additional narrative.This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional and corrected information.The device was not returned to highridge medical for evaluation.The reported event was unable to be confirmed due to limited information received from the customer.The device history record was reviewed, and no discrepancies related to the reported event were found.Root cause was unable to be determined as the necessary information to adequately investigate the reported event was not provided.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Highridge medical will continue to monitor for trend.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by the patient advocate team, and referred to customer service, that when they spoke with the patient, he claimed there was an issue with his unit.The customer service representative called the patient, and he did not have time to talk, and committed to calling back with the details.It was reported by the patient that the unit caused his bone to grow where the bone was not supposed to grow.The patient was transferred to customer service.The customer service representative reported that the patient was disappointed in our product.The patient has had an injury to his collarbone.He was using the opak to grow bone and avoid surgery, but when he had a follow up visit with his doctor, the x-ray showed that his bone did not heal and there was "bone growth in places where it should not have grown." the patient went on to state that the treatment was not effective because he needed surgery on (b)(6) 2023.Then he received a letter for a (b)(4) balance, and he was frustrated and considered getting an attorney.The patient claimed that he worked out the issue with pag.Pag has confirmed that his financial obligation has been taken care of.The patient's doctor told him to discontinue treatment prior to his surgery as treatment was meant to be a preventative plan to avoid surgery.No additional patient consequences have been reported.Orthopak was not returned for further evaluation.
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