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ENCORE MEDICAL L.P. DJO EMPOWR KNEETM, PRESS FIT BP, 8L; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS
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| Catalog Number |
353-01-108 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
05/06/2024
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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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Revision surgery - due to cyst below tibia implant.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional reporting on this event will be provided as a supplemental report to this document as soon as it becomes available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The reason for this revision surgery, the agent reported "(cyst below tibia implant)".The previous surgery and the surgery detailed in this event occurred 1 year and 3 months apart.This evaluation is limited in scope as the items associated with this investigation were not returned to djo surgical - austin for examination.The surgery was completed as intended and without incident.If additional information regarding the reported event is submitted at a future date, this investigation will be re-evaluated.There was no information submitted with this complaint about any patient activities, accidents, or medical contraindications that may have contributed to the reported event.There were no findings during this evaluation that indicate the reported devices were defective.The surgeon performed this procedure to remedy the patient's condition.No further action is deemed necessary.A review of the device history records (dhr) show that the reported components used in the previous surgery, when released for use, met design and manufacturing requirements.There were no non-conforming material reports (ncmr) associated with the products that may have contributed to the reported event.The devices were verified to have gone through an acceptable sterilization process and were within its expiration date at the time of the previous surgery.Customer complaint history of the reported devices showed no present trends or on-going issues that are needing a review.Inventory containment is not required as there are no indications of a product or process issue affecting implant safety or effectiveness.The revision surgery was completed successfully.The root cause of this complaint was a revision surgery due to cyst below tibia.No information was submitted with the complaint regarding pre-existing conditions of the patient or any activities the patient was involved in that may have contributed to the event.There are multiple factors that may also contribute to an event that are outside the control of djo surgical such as poor bone density, inadequate soft tissue support, patient activities or trauma.
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