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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. JOURN ART INS BCS STD 7-8 LT 9; PROST, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLY/MET/POLY
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| Model Number |
74023281 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Injury (2348)
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| Date of Event |
12/16/2019
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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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It was reported that on (b)(6) 2010 the patient had a left total knee replacement.Later, the patient reported anterior knee pain and a feeling of giving away (especially downstairs).The doctor performed a knee arthroscopy and identified that the post of the poly had snapped.Therefore, the loose remaining tip of the post was removed arthroscopically.The patient was later booked and had revision surgery for an insert/poly exchange on (b)(6) 2019.No other components were revised.No operative reports are available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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It was reported that the patient reported anterior knee pain and a feeling of giving away (especially downstairs).The doctor performed a knee arthroscopy and identified that the post of the poly had snapped.Therefore, the loose remaining tip of the post was removed arthroscopically.The affected journey articular insert, used in treatment, was not returned for evaluation.Therefore a product analysis could not be performed.As device information was not made available, device history record review cannot be completed.There is no information that would suggest the device failed to meet specifications.A relationship, if any, between the device and the reported incident could not be corroborated.No medical documents were received for investigation.Therefore no medical assessment can be performed at this time.A complaint history review found related failures; this failure mode will be monitored for future complaints for any necessary corrective actions.Possible causes could include but not limited to traumatic injury, abnormal loading of limb or size of device.Without the return of the actual product involved and no patient medical records available, our investigation of this report is inconclusive.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.
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