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InjuryNPK

MEMBRAGEL

Received Nov 19, 2010

Report 1222315-2010-00017 · MDR key 1910642

Device

Generic name

Barrier Membrane

Manufacturer

Biora Ab

Catalog number

070.101

Product problems

  • Device Operates Differently Than Expected

Patient

Not reported

  • No Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

CLINICIAN REPORTS: INFECTION IN A SITE WHERE MEMBRAGEL WAS PLACED, 3 IMPLANTS PLACED AND 2 OF THE 3 IMPLANTS FAILED, INDICATION WAS SINUS AUGMENTATION, HAS NOT YET DETERMINED WHETHER THE ISSUE RELATES TO MEMBRAGEL, MEMBRAGEL WAS THE ONLY CHANGE IN HER TYPICAL PROCEDURE.