| Model Number |
1294-54-120 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Off-Label Use (1494); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); No Code Available (3191); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available (4581)
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| Date of Event |
06/04/2019
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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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(b)(4).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Revision tkr; revision of previously revised tibial component for anterior tibial pain.Tibial components were removed and it was noticed that very little bony on-growth was present in the anterior sleeve.Surgeon curious if taper between sleeve and tray was damage and a cause of micromotion? same sleeve had been utilized in previous revisions.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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The sleeve had been utilized with several different tibial base plates in previous revisions.The suspected damage would be the morse taper surface within the sleeve.Affected side: left.In previous revisions the original sleeve implant had been left insitu.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report. if information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary : the devices were reviewed by bioengineering and a report was received stating it is unlikely that a potential product issue was present.Root cause undetermined.Depuy synthes considers the investigation closed at this time.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation may be re-opened as necessary.Device history batch : null.Device history review : null.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information received indicated that the surgeon suspected an underlying infection that has been the cause of all the revisions performed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, depuy synthes joint reconstruction, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.H10 additional narrative: added: b1, b5, d4, d6a, d10, h6 (clinical and impact codes).H6 clinical code: appropriate term / code not available (e2402) is used to capture infection (e19).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.Corrected: d6b, g1, h6 (medical device problem code).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary: the devices were reviewed by bioengineering and a report was received stating it is unlikely that a potential product issue was present root cause undetermined.Depuy synthes considers the investigation closed at this time.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation may be re-opened as necessary.Device history lot: a review of manufacturing records of lot number c5nhc1000 was conducted: no anomalies or deviations were found during the review.
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