| Catalog Number |
157004070 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loss of or Failure to Bond (1068)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
07/03/2019
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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 thr: (b)(6) hospital, (b)(6) 2019.The patient was complaining of hip pain, the femoral stem was loose.The surgeon worked on getting the stem out proximally for 15 minutes.Eventually, the cemented stem came out via slap hammer with the entire cement mantle intact on the stem.Have attached a photo to the email.Corail std size 16 with 36mm/+1.5mm ceramic head implanted.As the cemented implant came out intact there was very little damage to the bone so a primary prosthesis was implanted, eventually good result for the patient.The surgeon was unsure why the stem had loosened and had not seen an implant come out with the cement mantle stuck to the stem before.No ae reported, no delay in the surgery.Male patient, (b)(6) years old.
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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).No device associated with this report was received for examination.A worldwide complaint database search found no other reported incident(s) against the provided product/lot combination(s) since release for distribution.Based on previous investigations this complication of joint replacement is unlikely to have been the result of a device failing to meet required specifications.The information received will be retained for potential series investigations if triggered by trend analysis, post market surveillance, or other events within the quality system.Corrective action was not indicated.Device history lot : null.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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Search Alerts/Recalls
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