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The following information was provided: the physician reported that an inflammatory response was observed in a patient who had the accolade¿ tmzf implanted.According to the examination results, infection was ruled out (negative).At this time, no further information is available.
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Reported event:
an event regarding wear involving an accolade stem was reported.The event was not confirmed.Method & results:
-product evaluation and results: material analysis, visual, functional and dimensional inspections could not be performed as the device remains implanted.-clinician review: a review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: complaint reports ¿inflammatory response¿ involving catalog # 6021-0335; accolade plus tmzf hip stem # 3; lot/serial # unknown.Based on available information, there is no confirmation of this inflammation or involvement of the hip implant.The synovial fluid was collected on the right side and the clinical note references pain on the left side without any imaging changes.The positive finding on the laboratory studies is a urinary tract infection that is unrelated to the hip prosthesis.The reported event is not confirmed and there is no root cause to investigate.As no adverse event is confirmed, there are no device, procedure, or patient related factors to evaluate.-product history review: a review of the device history records could not be performed as lot code information was unknown.-complaint history review: a complaint history review could not be performed as lot code information was unknown.Conclusions:
it was reported that at an inflammatory response was observed in a patient who had the accolade¿ tmzf implanted.According to the examination results, infection was ruled out (negative).A review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: complaint reports ¿inflammatory response¿ involving catalog # 6021-0335; accolade plus tmzf hip stem #3; lot/serial # unknown.Based on available information, there is no confirmation of this inflammation or involvement of the hip implant.The synovial fluid was collected on the right side and the clinical note references pain on the left side without any imaging changes.The positive finding on the laboratory studies is a urinary tract infection that is unrelated to the hip prosthesis.The reported event is not confirmed and there is no root cause to investigate.As no adverse event is confirmed, there are no device, procedure, or patient related factors to evaluate.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If device and/or additional information becomes available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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