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| Catalog Number |
71070125 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture (2369)
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| Date of Event |
07/06/2018
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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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It was reported that, following a taylor spatial frame (tsf) placement on (b)(6) 2018 with i&d, removal of antibiotic beads, autograft harvest from right femur and bone grafting due to sustained right pilon nonunion, the patient required a re-revision surgery on (b)(6) 2018 due to persistent right pilon nonunion.The tsf fixator was removed during this procedure.No further information is available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Internal complaint reference: (b)(4).E1,g2: this event was extracted from a retrospective review of clinical data that was intentionally anonymized by a third-party vendor before being provided to our firm.As a result, it is not possible to determine the specific healthcare facility where the event occurred.H6: this complaint was opened by smith+nephew to document a patient complication identified through the review of clinical evidence from post market clinical data collection activities that includes reference to the use of a smith+nephew product.The reported issue(s) relate to known inherent procedural risks that are appropriately documented in our risk files.Smith+nephew will continue to monitor trends in accordance with our post-market surveillance process and take necessary action as required if anticipated severity and/or occurrence rates are exceeded.Smith+nephew has no reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any specifications at the time of manufacture.Based on our review of all currently available information, we are unable to confirm a relationship between the reported event and the device or identify a definitive root cause.However, as the use of our product cannot be excluded as a potential cause or contributory factor to the reported issue, we are conservatively submitting this report in accordance with applicable regulations.If additional information becomes available that alters the conclusions of this report, a follow-up report will be submitted as required.
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