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InjuryPLF

PHYSICIAN DESIGNED CUSTOM ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT

Received Dec 10, 2024 · Event occurred Nov 8, 2024

Report 3009189869-2024-00019 · MDR key 20896756

Device

Generic name

Physician Designed Custom Orthopedic Implant

Manufacturer

4web, Inc.

Model number

040424.03(B)

Catalog number

040424.03(B)

Lot number

104125

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

52 YR · Male

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Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PATIENT WALKED AGAINST SURGEON'S POST-OPERATIVE CARE INSTRUCTIONS CAUSING NAIL TO DISPLACE, POTENTIALLY FRACTURING THE CALCANEAL BONE. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024 TO REPLACE THE EXISTING 4WEB CUSTOM IMPLANT WITH ANOTHER 4WEB CUSTOM-MADE DEVICE. THE ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE SUBJECT OF THIS FILING WAS UNIQUELY DESIGNED FOR THIS PATIENT'S SPECIFIC PATHOLOGY BY THE PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN. REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION RECORDS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ISSUES RELATED TO MANUFACTURING THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION SINCE IT WAS REPORTED TO BE BIOLOGICALLY CONTAMINATED. REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY TO REPLACE THE DEVICE WITH ANOTHER 4WEB CUSTOM CAGE.