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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. JOURNEY TIBIA BASE NP RT SZ 4; PROSTHESIS,KNEE,PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL,SEMI-CONSTRAINED,CEMENTED,POLYMER/METAL/POLY
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| Catalog Number |
74022214 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loose or Intermittent Connection (1371)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Injury (2348)
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| Date of Event |
01/27/2018
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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 a revision surgery due to radiolucency in tibia.Metallosis and loose tibial base plate was identified.Femur was found solid but replaced since no tibial component was available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The associated complaint device was not returned.A review of the manufacturing records did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.A clinical analysis indicated that insufficient clinically relevant information was provided to perform a thorough medical investigation.Therefore, no further medical assessment is warranted at this time.A review of complaint history on the listed parts revealed no prior complaints for the listed batch.Without the actual product involved and/or device information, our investigation cannot proceed.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate further as necessary.If the device or new information is received in the future, this complaint can be re-opened.No further actions are being taken at this time.We consider this investigation closed.
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