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Batch review performed on 20 july 2026 liner: mpact 01.32.3652hcat hooded pe hc liner d 36/g (b)(6) lot 2501278: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 11-mar-2025.Expiration date: 20-feb-2030.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been sold with no similar reported event during the period of review.Clinical evaluation approximately six weeks after primary cementless tha, the patient presented with an early postoperative infection and underwent washout with exchange of the polyethylene liner and femoral head.The reported medacta component was the mpact hooded pe liner; the femoral stem and head were manufactured by depuy.The available ap radiographs are not dated but show a reduced right hip arthroplasty without evident component breakage, dislocation, periprosthetic fracture, or gross migration.Multiple radiopaque beads visible around the proximal femur in one image are compatible with local antibiotic treatment following debridement.Early periprosthetic joint infection is a known postoperative complication and cannot be attributed to a specific implant based on the available clinical and radiographic information.No device was available for direct investigation.There are no elements suggesting malfunction or abnormal performance of the medacta liner.Root cause: infection is a known potential complication of any surgical procedure.Based on the information available, no definitive root cause can be established; however, there is no indication that any issue with the medacta liner caused or contributed to the event.Furthermore, the document review did not identify any potentially related manufacturing issue.
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