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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. GNS II CON INS SZ 3-4 15MM; PRSTHSS,KNEE,PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL,SM CNSTRND,CEMENTED,POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER
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| Catalog Number |
71420528 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Connection Problem (2900)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Injury (2348)
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| Date of Event |
05/21/2018
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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 that, during a poly exchange/washout yesterday, doctor was unable to get both size 3-4 15 mm constrained inserts to lock into the revision baseplate.One seemed to be damaged while impacting.Surgery was delayed more than 2 hours.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The associated complaint device was not returned.A clinical evaluation was conducted and several attempts have been made to obtain clinical/medical documents to no avail.Without supporting clinical/medical documents a thorough investigation cannot be performed.Should information become available this complaint can be re-assessed.A review of complaint history on the listed parts revealed no prior complaints for the listed batches with the same failure mode.A review of the manufacturing records did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.Without the actual product involved and/or device information, our investigation cannot proceed.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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