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Batch review performed on 19 february 2020: lot 1904135: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 05-sep-2019.Expiration date: 2024-08-20.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs manager: few days after cementless total hip arthroplasty, the patient reported pain due to a femoral fracture.During rehabilitation period, a sudden movement on a weakened bone due to normal femoral preparation may favour the occurrence of early fracture.There is no reason to suspect a faulty device preliminary investigation performed by r&d project manager.Based on the image received, it is not possible to determine an implant related failure root cause.
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