| Catalog Number |
150410203 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Loss of or Failure to Bond (1068); Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth (4002)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
10/25/2016
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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).Initial reporter occupation: lawyer.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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Medical records received ad 17 june 2019.The patient underwent a right knee revision, irrigation and debridement, and removal of components and placement of antibiotic spacers due to pain.The surgeon noted a thickened, grayish synovial tissue and brackish-appearing fluid.The fluid was sent for culture with no result given in the medical records.The tibial tray was subsided and loose at the cement to implant interface.The tibia appeared to be necrotic and the necrotic bone was removed from the area.The femoral component was loose at an unknown interface.All components were removed.Competitor cement was used during the primary operation.Doi: (b)(6) 2014; dor: (b)(6) 2016; right knee.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provision of 21 cfr, part 803.The report may be based on the 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 :no device associated with this report was received for examination.A worldwide complaint database search found no other related reported incidents against the provided product code/lot number combination 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.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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