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SMITH AND NEPHEW, INC. JOURNEY TIBIA BASE NP RT SZ 6; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL
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| Catalog Number |
74022216 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Rupture (2208); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
06/29/2018
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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 quadricep tendon rupture.Action taken: surgery/procedure - revision with poly change, debridement and quad repair.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The associated complaint devices were not returned.A clinical evaluation was conducted and based on the available information, the root cause of this revision was as stated¿¿the fall at home¿.This was not a device failure.Follow-up information has been provided; the patient has a re-tear of the quadriceps (in a radiology report).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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