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18. In each of the cases below the patient has described severe pain to their surgeon. In these cases the devices were x-rayed and in some instances retrieved. You are the research engineer at a failure analysis company specializing in medical implants. You must analyze the following devices. For each case: (i) Identify the implant. List the biomaterials used in the pictured implant. (ii) Describe the failure mode. (iii) Is this likely to be a manufacturing flaw, surgical error, overload to the implant, or failure due to normal use? (iv) Make a recommendation as to how this failure could have been prevented.

          18. In each of the cases below the patient has described severe pain to their surgeon. In these cases the devices were x-rayed and in some instances retrieved. You are the research engineer at a failure analysis company specializing in medical implants. You must analyze the following devices.
For each case:
(i) Identify the implant. List the biomaterials used in the pictured implant.
(ii) Describe the failure mode.
(iii) Is this likely to be a manufacturing flaw, surgical error, overload to the implant, or failure due to normal use?
(iv) Make a recommendation as to how this failure could have been prevented.

18. In each of the cases below the patient has described severe pain to their surgeon. In these cases the devices were x-rayed and in some instances retrieved. You are the research engineer at a failure analysis company specializing in medical implants. You must analyze the following devices.
For each case:
(i) Identify the implant. List the biomaterials used in the pictured implant.
(ii) Describe the failure mode.
(iii) Is this likely to be a manufacturing flaw, surgical error, overload to the implant, or failure due to normal use?
(iv) Make a recommendation as to how this failure could have been prevented.

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