| Model Number |
38AC4000 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Material Disintegration (1177); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Reaction (2414)
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| Date of Event |
07/19/2018
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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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Allegedly, the device failed due to metal debris corrosion and resultant metal ions, due to the metal on metal design between the articulating surfaces, causing continuing and otherwise irreversible physical injury to plaintiff.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Findings upon investigation: this hip system did not have metal-on-metal articulating components as the complaint states.Updated problem and evaluation codes.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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