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Manufacturer narrative: the reason for this reported incident was due to right side deep infection.This event did involve devices being removed.Outcome-devices removed 1.6 years from date of shoulder replacement.There is no information in this complaint about any patient injuries, activities, or accidents that may have contributed to the need for this revision surgery.There are no reported pre-existing patient health conditions.The healthcare professional indicated there was no delay in surgery and another suitable device was available for use.The revision surgery was completed as intended.The device was disposed of at the hospital and not made available to djo surgical for examination.This investigation is limited in scope as limited information was provided to djo surgical - austin for examination.If information regarding cultures identified in the infection, the severity of the infection or any other relevant information is submitted at a future date, this investigation will be re-evaluated.There was no information submitted with this complaint about any patient activities, accidents, or medical contraindications that may have contributed to the infection.A review of the implant device history records (dhr), shows that the reported components used in the previous surgery, when released for use, met design and manufacturing requirements.There were no non-conforming material reports (ncmrs) associated with the components that may have contributed to the infection.The device and its applicable concomitant devices were verified to have gone through acceptable sterilization processes and were within their respective expiration dates at the time of use during the previous surgery.Customer complaint history of the reported devices showed no present trends or on-going issues that are in need of review.The root cause of this event is due to right side deep infection , op joint/op wound.There were no findings during this investigation that indicate that the reported device was the source or had a direct connection with the patient's infection.There are multiple factors that may contribute to an event that are outside of the control of djo surgical.Inventory containment is not required as there are no indications of a product or process issue affecting implant safety or effectiveness.
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