| Catalog Number |
6021-5537 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Loss of Osseointegration (2408); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Injury (2348); Inadequate Osseointegration (2646)
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| Date of Event |
09/27/2011
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The information in this report was provided by stryker orthopaedics legal affairs department.No additional information is available at this time due to the ongoing litigation.Should additional information become available, the evaluation summary will be submitted in a supplemental report.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported through the filing of a lawsuit that allegedly the patient was implanted with an lfit anatomic cocr v40 femoral head on his right hip on or about (b)(6) 2008 and was revised on (b)(6) 2011.It is further alleged that he suffered injuries as a result of implantation and explantation of the device at issue.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported through the filing of a lawsuit that allegedly the patient was implanted with an lfit anatomic cocr v40 femoral head on his right hip on or about (b)(6) 2008 and was revised on (b)(6) 2011.It is further alleged that he suffered injuries as a result of implantation and explantation of the device at issue.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Reported event: an event regarding loosening involving an accolade stem was reported.The event was confirmed via medical review.Method & results: product evaluation and results: material analysis, visual, functional and dimensional inspections could not be performed as the device was not returned.Clinician review: a review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: "conclusion/assessment: a patient underwent a tha in 2008 and a revision surgery in 2011.The femoral component was found to be loose at the revision.A 40mm cocr head was used in both cases.Event confirmation: a primary tha with an lfit head can be confirmed.A revision surgery for femoral loosening and use of a cocr head can also be confirmed.Injury and device recall cannot be confirmed.Root cause: the root cause of the primary hip was djd.The root cause for the revision was femoral loosening.Again, injury and/or device recall were not confirmed thus a root cause cannot be ascertained.Product history review: review of the device history records indicate devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.Complaint history review: there have been no other similar events for the lot referenced.Conclusions: it was reported that the patient was revised due to stem loosening.Conclusion/assessment: a patient underwent a tha in 2008 and a revision surgery in 2011.The femoral component was found to be loose at the revision.A 40mm cocr head was used in both cases.Event confirmation: a primary tha with an lfit head can be confirmed.A revision surgery for femoral loosening and use of a cocr head can also be confirmed.Injury and device recall cannot be confirmed.Root cause: the root cause of the primary hip was djd.The root cause for the revision was femoral loosening.Again, injury and/or device recall were not confirmed thus a root cause cannot be ascertained.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If devices and/or additional information become available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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