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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 |
Unspecified Infection (1930)
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| Date of Event |
10/30/2023
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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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(b)(4).Note: this report was previously submitted erroneously on november 29, 2023 under manufacturing report number 0001822565-2023-03342.D10 medical devices: femur cemented cruciate retaining (cr) standard left size 10 catalog#: 42502606801 lot#: 65602803.Tibia fixed cemented left size f stem extension catalog#: 42542007501 lot#: 65906024.All-poly patella cemented 29 mm diameter catalog#: 42540200029 lot#: 66094781.Tibial augment cemented half block left medial size ef 10 mm thickness catalog#: 42555805310 lot#: 65263062.G2 foreign source: australia.Customer has indicated that the product will not be returned to zimmer biomet for investigation, as it was discarded.The investigation is in process.Once the investigation has been completed, a follow-up mdr will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient underwent a knee revision approximately two months post-implantation due to infection.The tibial insert was removed and replaced.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.During the investigation process a review of the sterile certifications were reviewed and found to be conforming with no applicable deviations.Devices were verified to have gone through acceptable sterilization process following iso/aami/astm & eu published guidelines.There are multiple factors that may contribute to an infection that are outside the control of zimmer biomet, such as external factors, i.E.Hospital/surgical environment, provider related risk factors, and/or patient comorbidities/risk factors.As there are no indications of a product or process issues identified affecting implant safety or effectiveness, implanted products are not identified as the source or contributing to the reported infection.
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Event or Problem Description
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No further event information available at the time of this report.
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