InjuryJWH
SIGMA RP TC3 INSERT SIZE 3 MM 17.5
Received Jun 8, 2011 · Event occurred May 18, 2011
Report 2122630 · MDR key 2122630
Device
Product problems
- Device Slipped
Patient
77 YR
- Unspecified Infection
- No Code Available
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PT HAD ORIGINAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN 2003. PATIENT HAD A SUBSEQUENT TOTAL KNEE REVISION SEVERAL YEARS LATER. PATIENT RETURNED TO THE OR RECENTLY DUE TO LOOSENING OF PROSTHESIS. PHYSICIAN FELT THAT IMPLANTS LOOSENED QUICKLY AFTER HIS LAST REVISION SURGERY. COMPONENTS REMOVED AND ANTIBIOTIC SPACER IMPLANTED DUE TO SUSPECTED INFECTION (NEGATIVE CULTURES).