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157004085 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Loss of or Failure to Bond (1068); Migration (4003)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Bone Fracture(s) (1870); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
01/13/2019
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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), on (b)(6) 2019.Patient was operated on at the beginning of september and had a cemented c-stem hemiarthroplasty operation.The stem has since subsided and required a revision to address a periprosthetic fracture as well as a loose stem due to poor bone quality.The revision operation was a success with a new long stemmed c-stem being placed back in the patient, along with a bipolar head to complete the revision hemiarthroplasty.Surgeon very happy with outcome of operation immediately after completion (details n/a.).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).(b)(4) lose of or failure to bond is being retracted since the loosening was at cement to bone interface.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information received indicating that the loosening happened at cement to bone interface.As per sales rep, they are unsure of the cement originally used in the operation.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary = > no device was received.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.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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