| Catalog Number |
TSV4B16 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Infection (1930)
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| Date of Event |
10/17/2021
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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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Zimmer biomet complaint number (b)(4).A summary investigation has been completed for infection events identifying that a definitive root cause cannot be identified due to the wide range of external (non-design/ non-manufacturing related) factors potentially impacting the sterility of the implant and its environment.Should additional information be received which indicates that the device may have caused or contributed to the infection event, an additional report will be submitted.H3 other text : summary investigation.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the implant at tooth location #13 was removed due to infection.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted to relay corrected data and additional information.Based on the manufacturing date of the reported implant, the lot number of the implant has been updated to unknown.Implant date is older than the reported lot number's manufacturing date.The following sections are being reported: b4: date of this report was updated.G3: date received by manufacturer was updated.G6: type of report was updated.H2: type of follow up was updated.H6: type of investigation code was added: 4110.H10: narrative/data was updated.The reported device was returned.Device malfunction has not occurred.Dhr review could not be performed since the lot number associated to the item was not provided.However, zimvie quality management system (qms) has controls in place to ensure the distribution of conforming product.A complaint history review by item number was conducted for the tsv4b16 dating back to 12 months.The complaint history review revealed that there are no existing non-conformances/capa/hhe/d/ie/product holds for the reported product for similar events (complaint category keyword: infection).As documented in the summary investigation, contributing factors for the reported event likely exist outside of zimvie control, including those related to patient biological factors/condition and surgical technique.Based on the summary investigation, no malfunction occurred upon investigation.The reported event remains non-verifiable as it is a medical condition.Monthly trending to date has not identified any statistical triggers suggesting potential design or manufacturing related issues.Previously completed investigations for the infection of an implant have not identified any signals indicating potential non-conformances impacting the manufacturing and sterilization processes.Therefore, escalation to capa is not required.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information regarding the implant placement and removal dates was requested, however to date, no information has been received.
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