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| Catalog Number |
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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Osteolysis (2377)
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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), a2: patient age and date of birth unknown / not provided.A3: patient gender unknown / not provided.A4: patient weight unknown / not provided.B3: date of event unknown / not provided.E1: reporter first/given and last name unknown / not provided.A summary investigation has been completed for bone loss events recognizing that a definitive root cause cannot be identified due to a wide range of external factors (non-design or manufacturing related), including medical conditions (e.G., diabetes, poor bone quality, etc.) / patient habits (e.G., smoking) and surgical technique.Previously completed investigations for bone loss have not identified any signals indicating potential non-conformances affecting the manufacturing and sterilization processes.Furthermore, the probability of manufacturing or design defects that might lead to bone loss and escaping the available detections has been assessed and found remote and almost nonexistent.Should additional information be received which indicates that the device may have caused or contributed to the 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 patient experienced bone loss around unknown implants tooth sites.Therefore, the implants were removed.
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Event or Problem Description
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No additional information received at the time of this report.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted to relay additional information.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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