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(b)(4).A1 patient identifier: last name initial: (b)(6).D10 medical devices: unknown persona femoral catalog#: ni.Lot#: ni.Unknown persona tibial tray catalog#: ni.Lot#: ni.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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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.Updated: b4, g3, g6, h2, h3, h6, and h11.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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