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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. VIS ADPT GUIDE LGNP KIT; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL
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| Catalog Number |
V0100109 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size (1583)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559)
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| Date of Event |
08/17/2023
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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 during a tka surgery using a vis adpt guide lgnp kit they recut +2mm on the femur, +2mm on the tibia, added more slope, downsized the femur to a 6 and tibia to a 5.The procedure was resumed, after a non-significant delay.No other complications were reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Internal reference number: (b)(4).H10: smith & nephew is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 c.F.R.Part 803.This report may be based upon information which smith & nephew has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, smith & nephew, or its employees, that the report constitutes an admission that the device, smith & nephew or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Section h3, h6: the device was not returned for evaluation; therefore, a device analysis could not be performed.The clinical/medical investigation concluded that, as of the date of this medical investigation, the requested clinical documentation has not been provided; therefore, there were no clinical factors found which would have contributed to the reported adverse event.The impact to the patient beyond that which has already been reported cannot be confirmed nor concluded back on the limited information provided.A review made by the quality engineering team revealed that the segmentation was evaluated and found to be within visionaire standards.A review of the production order 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 device over the previous 12 months, visionaire devices are patient-matched instruments, therefore, no additional review was performed.A review of the instructions for use documents for visionaire¿ patient matched instrumentation revealed that if the patient matched cutting block does not perform as intended, use the standard smith & nephew instrumentation to complete the surgery.A review of the risk management file 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 this product and event.According with the inspection drawing, implant type, hand, recut type and part configuration should be verified, it also has to be verified that the part should be free of burrs, damaged areas and sharp edges.Besides dimensions should be measured with caliper to ensure print specifications.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any specifications at the time of manufacture.Factors that could contribute to the reported event include surgical technique used or user/procedural variance.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should the device 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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