FiberCel Bone Graft Injury Tuberculosis Attorneys & Lawyers Delaware (DE)

Overview

Aziyo Biologics, Inc. issued a voluntary recall on June 2, 2021 pertaining to a single donor lot of its FiberCel Fiber Viable Bone Matrix after learning of post-surgical infections in several patients treated with the product, including some patients that tested positive for tuberculosis. Samples of the recalled product have now undergone PCR analysis by a lab contracted by the CDC and tested positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cell culture testing of the recalled product is being conducted by the same lab to corroborate the PCR testing results.

Based on information from the CDC, 136 units within this product lot were implanted into 113 patients in 20 states. Of the 113 patients, the CDC has identified at least 72 patients who have exhibited clinical or diagnostic findings consistent with tuberculosis infection. Eight patients who received the product from this lot have died. However, the cause of death is still being determined. Working with state health agencies, the CDC has contacted all patients treated with this lot of FiberCel to help ensure they are directed to appropriate medical treatment.

Contact us immediately if you recently underwent spinal surgery and have since been diagnosed with tuberculosis or contacted by health agencies about tainted bone graft material. We are helping victims of this recall nationwide.

FiberCel Bone Graft Injury FAQs

What is FiberCel Fiber Viable Bone Matrix?

FiberCel is a fiber-based bone repair product made from human tissue and engineered to maintain characteristics of natural tissue. It is used in orthopedic or reconstructive bone grafting procedures in combination with autologous bone or other forms of allograft bone or alone as a bone graft.

Additionally, FiberCel provides handling properties that are critical for use as a bone void filler in various orthopedic and spinal procedures. FiberCel contains cancellous bone particles with preserved living cells and demineralized cortical bone fibers to facilitate bone repair and healing.

FiberCel and Tuberculosis - Post-surgery infection risks?

The typical method of contracting tuberculosis is to breathe in the bacteria called "Mycobacterium tuberculosis." However, in the case of patients with bone-graft and other orthopedic/reconstruction surgeries, their bodies may be more susceptible to infections of all kinds and the tuberculosis bacteria, if included in the lot of FiberCell bone grafts, could find a suitable host in which to proliferate.

FiberCell was used in my procedure - what should I do?

If you believe you received FiberCel as part of your (or a loved one's) medical treatment, such as a bone graft for orthopedic or reconstructive purposes, and have developed an infection or tuberculosis, call 302.655.2599 or fill out this form immediately.

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