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InjuryNPK

MEDPOR CONTAIN IMPLANT

Received Jul 12, 2011

Report 1057129-2011-00023 · MDR key 2157561

Device

Generic name

Implant

Model number

NA

Catalog number

UNK

Lot number

UNK

Product problems

  • Extrusion

Patient

Not reported

  • Erosion

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE DOCTOR REPORTED SEVEN CASES WHERE THE MEDPOR CONTAIN SHEET IMPLANT WAS EXPOSED. THE DOCTOR PROVIDED LOT NUMBERS FOR FOUR OF THE CASES. THE LOT NUMBER INFORMATION FOR THIS CASE WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE DOCTOR TO ALLOW FOR REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem

THE DOCTOR PLACED A MEDPOR CONTAIN SHEET IMPLANT AND AT APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MONTHS THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH EXPOSURE OF THE MEDPOR CONTAIN SHEET IMPLANT. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE IMPLANT.