| Catalog Number |
113008200 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Use of Device Problem (1670)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Pain (1994)
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| Date of Event |
02/26/2024
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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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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803 (and/or part 4, as applicable).This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Revision of left shoulder hemi arthroplasty -patient experiencing pain, plan to revise to a total shoulder (add glenoid component and replace head and taper), but surgeon found head was sitting too high, so removed stem and replaced with a new stem, sinking it to a better position original surgery 2 or so years ago - exact date was not available doe: (b)(6) 2024.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received: a.Was there any patient consequence related to the event.- we revised the shoulder as described in the pc.B.Was there any surgical delay related to the event? - surgical delay question is not really applicable as the entire surgery was a revision.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary : revision of left shoulder hemi arthroplasty -patient experiencing pain, plan to revise to a total shoulder (add glenoid component and replace head and taper), but surgeon found head was sitting too high, so removed stem and replaced with a new stem, sinking it to a better position original surgery done by dr.(b)(6) 2 or so years ago - exact date was not available.The product was not returned to depuy synthes, however photos were provided for review.See attachment (b)(4).The x-ray investigation revealed nothing indicative of a device nonconformance, based on the information provided we cannot confirmed that the device has been mispositioned, the device was surrounded by fibrous tissue which is consistent with tissue ingrowth suggesting a good fixation.Since the device was not returned, a dimensional inspection cannot be performed.The overall complaint was unconfirmed as the observed condition of the global ap pc stem 8 mm would not contribute to the complained device issue.Based on the investigation findings, it has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed.There is no indication that a design or manufacturing issue has caused the complaint condition.As part of depuy synthes quality process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.Additional monitoring for any potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending and other post-market safety surveillance activities.Device history lot : the lot number provided was invalid also was not clearly visible due to the poor quality of the photo therefore, a manufacturing records evaluation (mre) was not performed.
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