| Catalog Number |
02.18.TF5.LM |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth (4002)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
11/13/2019
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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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Batch review performed on 22 november 2019: lot 160693: 61 items manufactured and released on 21-oct-2016.Expiration date: 2021-05-26.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, 60 items of the same lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs director: few months after primary cemented uka the anterior aspect of the tibial bone gave in and the tibial component subsided and mobilized.Reportedly, this was due to the patient's hypogonadism and poor bone quality.No reason to suspect a faulty device to be responsible for this adverse event.
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Event or Problem Description
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About 8 months after primary revision surgery for tibial implant subsidence.The surgery was completed successfully.All hardware revised and gmk-sphere implanted.
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