FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASCENT CLOSED BOX P/S CON KNEE FEMORAL

MDR report key: 1003845 · Received February 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
1825034-2008-00054
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2008
Date of Event
September 17, 2007
Report Date
January 16, 2008
Manufacturer
BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K993111
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO TRENDS IDENTIFIED RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF EVENT. A FAX WAS SENT TO INFORM THE USER FACILITY OF THE EVENT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE USER FACILITY SUBMITS A MEDWATCH REPORT, BIOMED WILL FORWARD A COPY TO FDA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PT UNDERWENT REVISION TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IN 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, PT REPORTED TO SURGEON THAT "SOMETHING WAS LOOSE AND SHARP" IN HER LEFT KNEE. RADIOGRAPHS NOTED SHIFT IN FEMORAL COMPONENT. RECORDS INDICATE PT RETURNED FOR PARTIAL REVISION PROCEDURE IN 2007.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASCENT CLOSED BOX P/S CON KNEE FEMORAL JWH JWH BIOMET, INC. NA 369870

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Hospitalization| R