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SURGERY TO MY LEFT FOOT TO IMPLANT, 2 STAPLES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FUSE THE 2ND METATARSAL TO THE 2ND CUNEIFORM AND 3RD METATARSAL TO THE 3RD CUNEIFORM. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF CONTINUOUS PAIN I WENT TO ANOTHER DR (DR (B)(6) MD, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON) FOR A SECOND OPINION. HIS X-RAYS SHOWED THE STAPLE ON THE 2ND METATARSAL / CUNEIFORM WAS BROKEN. CONTINUED PAIN HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT LIMPING, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED MY BACK TO BECOME MISALIGNED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED MY RIGHT KNEE TO BECOME PAINFUL AS WELL. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND BROKEN WHEN IT WAS IMPLANTED. IMPLANT NAME: MOTO CLIP SUPER ELASTIC FUSION SYSTEM, MODEL NUMBER: 1442-1814, LOT NUMBER: 1011848 AND 101909, EXP DATE: 05/14/2018 AND 01/12/2019, SURGEON: DR (B)(6), DPM ASSISTANT SURGEON: (B)(6), DPM SURGERY DATE: (B)(6) 2017, PERFORMED AT (B)(6). DISCOVERY OF BROKEN STAPLE: (B)(6) 2018 (DR (B)(6)). FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).