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| Catalog Number |
71143107 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Failure of Implant (1924)
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| Date of Event |
05/12/2018
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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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Presented to the ed on (b)(6) with right knee pain that had started 3 days prior to seeking help.Removal of deep hardware right knee (3.5 cortical screw x 1), arthroscopic right knee lavage for drainage of septic arthritis, arthroscopic right knee removal of foreign body (retained intra-articular screw washer), arthroscopic right knee complete synovectomy, findings - significant arthrosis medial compartment with large defect, from intra-articular screw tract, gross purulence noted in knee.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The associated complaint device was not returned.The clinical medical team concluded, this complaint is from a retrospective study in (b)(6) and identified during data cleaning in (b)(6) 2018.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.Without the actual product involved, our investigation cannot proceed.If the device or new information is received in the future, this complaint can be re-opened.We consider this investigation closed.
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