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650-1055 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Fracture (1260); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Insufficient Information (4580)
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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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(b)(4).B3 - event date: october 2025.D10 - associated medical devices: unknown taper sleeve; item# unknown; lot# unknown.The device will not be returned for analysis; however, an investigation of the reported event is in progress.Once the investigation is completed, a supplemental medwatch 3500a will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient underwent an initial left hip arthroplasty.Subsequently, the patient underwent a revision surgery due to unknown reasons.However, during the revision surgery, the ceramic femoral head fractured while the surgeon was attempting to remove the taper sleeve from the ceramic head by tapping it with a mallet.Due diligence is in progress for this complaint; to date no additional information or product has been received.
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Event or Problem Description
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Attempts have been made and no further information has been provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4):
this follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.The following sections were updated: b1, b4, b5, g3, g6, h2, h3, h6, h10, h11.No product was returned or pictures provided; visual and dimensional evaluations could not be performed.A review of the device manufacturing records confirmed no abnormalities or deviations.Review of the complaint history identified additional similar complaints for the reported item and no additional similar complaints for the reported part and lot combination.Complaints are monitored per complaint trending process.A definitive root cause cannot be determined.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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