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Batch review performed on 12 december 2018.Lot 155091: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 23 november 2015.Expiration date: 2020-11-07.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Preliminary investigation performed by r&d product manager on november 21, 2018.From preliminary visual investigation, it is not possible to determine an implant-related root cause.Images show femoral stem covered by biological fluids.Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs director on december 12, 2018.Proximal stem loosening in a cementless primary tha after 2.5 years.The radiograph shows a stem slightly in valgus position and with strong distal cortical contact, but we cannot draw any conclusion as to the relevance of these observations to the loosening event.Aseptic loosening is a possible adverse event connected with tha, described in literature.We have no reason to suspect a faulty implant in this case.
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