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An event regarding infection involving an trident liner was reported.The event was not confirmed.Method & results: -product evaluation and results: visual inspection: the reported device was not returned however photos were provided for review.A review of the provided photos indicated recently explanted devices covered in blood and tissue.No conclusive decision can be made.-clinician review: a review with a clinical consultant indicated "confirmation of event: i can confirm that the patient underwent a hybrid total hip arthroplasty as described above since i was able to see x-rays with the implant in place.I can confirm that the patient underwent explantation of the prostheses since i was able to see photographs of the explanted implants.I do not have an operation report, office notes or post revision x-rays.Root cause analysis: the cause of this event cannot be determined with certainty.Causes of infection, presumably late given the x-ray changes are multifactorial.It is unlikely that this would be due to contamination at the time of surgery but most likely due to seeding of the hip joint from a remote area that may have experienced a bacteremia.Patient factors could contribute especially if the patient was immunocompromised, had poor nutrition, poor dentition, etc.I would not attribute any causality to the implants themselves." -product history review: review of the device history records indicate devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.-complaint history review: there have been no other similar events for the lot or sterile lot referenced.Conclusions: it was reported that the patient was revised due to infection.Visual inspection: the reported device was not returned however photos were provided for review.A review of the provided photos indicated recently explanted devices covered in blood and tissue.No conclusive decision can be made.A review with a clinical consultant indicated "confirmation of event: i can confirm that the patient underwent a hybrid total hip arthroplasty as described above since i was able to see x-rays with the implant in place.I can confirm that the patient underwent explantation of the prostheses since i was able to see photographs of the explanted implants.I do not have an operation report, office notes or post revision x-rays.Root cause analysis: the cause of this event cannot be determined with certainty.Causes of infection, presumably late given the x-ray changes are multifactorial.It is unlikely that this would be due to contamination at the time of surgery but most likely due to seeding of the hip joint from a remote area that may have experienced a bacteremia.Patient factors could contribute especially if the patient was immunocompromised, had poor nutrition, poor dentition, etc.I would not attribute any causality to the implants themselves." all stryker products sold as sterile are validated to a minimum sterility assurance level sal of 10^-6 in accordance with applicable iso standards.The exact cause of the event could not be determined because insufficient information was provided.Further information such as pathology reports, pre- and post-operative x-rays and the revision operative report as well as patient history and follow-up notes are needed to complete the investigation for determining root cause.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If devices and/or additional information become available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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