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It was reported that, one day after a thr surgery, the patient presented with a hip dislocation one day post implantation, therefore a revision surgery had to be performed to exchange the cocr 12/14 fem head 36mm +0 and r3 20 deg xlpe acet lnr 36mm x 56mm.The acetabular insert was replaced by an anteverted insert.No other complications were reported.
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H3, h6: the devices were not returned for evaluation; therefore, devices analysis could not be performed.The clinical/medical investigation concluded that, per case details, the patient reportedly underwent a revision of the cocr 12/14 fem head 36mm +0 and r3 20 deg xlpe acet lnr 36mm x 56mm one day post total hip replacement surgery due to hip dislocation.During the procedure, ¿the acetabular insert exchanged for anteverted insert and routine femoral head exchanged.¿ per the complaint communication, ¿the surgeon does not blame the device¿ and was reportedly ¿happy with the outcome.¿ no additional requested supporting clinical documentation including the operative report or x-rays or postoperative information was provided for review.The patient impact is the reported dislocation and revision.The patient¿s current health status is unknown.A review of the production orders did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.A review of complaint history revealed similar events for the listed devices over the previous 12 months, but no similar events for the batches based on the historical data.A review of the instructions for use documents for total hip systems revealed that dislocation may result from improper selection of the neck length and cup, stem positioning, muscle looseness and/or malpositioning of components, this has been identified as warnings and precautions.A review of the risk management files revealed this failure mode was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.A historical review concluded that there are no prior actions related to these products and event.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the products failed to meet any specifications at the time of manufacture.Factors that could contribute to the reported event include traumatic injury, patient anatomy, postoperative care or abnormal loading of limb.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should the devices or additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.
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