EP29 - Hardware 101 - Adverse Event Reporting, Implant Composition & Hardware Removal

This episode is just what the patient ordered!

You are about to learn all the want-to-know essentials about hardware & composition such as how to find surgical support documents that dictate implanted hardware and the surgical procedure, how to reach the reps for medical & hardware device manufactures, how to determine the metal alloy components of your surgical hardware and how to file your own adverse event report with the FDA, both electronically and via hard copy.

Metal allergy expert Dr. Scott Schroeder, also re-joins the podcast to weigh in and educate more about hardware and the removal process. We discuss surgeon hesitancy in the hardware removal realm, safety considerations, non-metal implant alternatives and why manufacturers might be avoiding allergic patients and whether removing some hardware instead of all is even beneficial to the patients.

We also cover how patients should approach and speak with their providers about hardware removal options.

This episode is jam-packed with information and if you have metal hardware that you suspect you are allergic to, it’s likely to be one of your favorite podcast episodes yet! 

In this episode you will learn:

• How to obtain your operative reports, pick lists & implant logs from your surgeries. 

• How to obtain & determine chemical compositions of your implanted hardware.  

• Surgeon perspectives on hardware removal & implant composition. 

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