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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.D4: udi: as the lot number for the device involved in the event was not provided, the full udi is currently not available.H3, h6: no device associated with this report was received for examination.An evaluation of the manufacturing record could not be performed as the required lot number was not provided to complete the evaluation.As part of our company quality system process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and distributed to approved specifications.Additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending as part of the post-market surveillance.If additional information is made available, the investigation will be updated as applicable.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Patient was revised due to loosening of the humeral stem at the cement to implant interface.Cement manufacturer was unknown.It was also reported that the patient broke her humerus mid shaft, just distal to the humeral stem.Surgeon removed implants to revise shoulder using another vendor after fixing fracture.No known infection present.No delay in surgery.Stem was a little loose.Glenosphere was not engaged via the central screw to metaglene.Metaglene was not loose, but removed anyways.Doi: (b)(6) 2020, dor: (b)(6) 2025, affected side: left shoulder.
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