UNKNOWN STAR TALAR COMPONENT
Report
- Report Number
- 0008031020-2020-01958
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 24, 2020
- Date of Event
- February 24, 2010
- Report Date
- July 24, 2020
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER GMBH
- Product Code
- NTG
- PMA / PMN Number
- P050050
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FI
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
¿THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED, SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND NO OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPLAINT EVENT AS WELL AS THE AFFECTED DEVICE MUST BE AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COMPLAINT EVENT. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE REVIEWED BECAUSE THE AFFECTED LOT NUMBER WAS NOT COMMUNICATED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS PROVIDED, THE INVESTIGATION REPORT WILL BE UPDATED. THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY SMALL BONE INNOVATION, INC., (B)(4) AND IMPLANTED BEFORE STRYKER BECAME THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER. ON APRIL 1, 2015 STRYKER BECAME THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER OF THE STAR SYSTEM AND HAS TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING.¿ DEVICE DISPOSITION IS UNKNOWN.
THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF A LITERATURE PUBLISHED BY (B)(6) HOSPITAL FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT, IN (B)(6). THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY OF 515 CASES FROM THE FINNISH ARTHROPLASTY REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRYKER ¿SCANDINAVIAN TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT (STAR)¿ SYSTEM. ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND ON HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3109/17453671003685459. WITHIN THAT PUBLICATION WHICH INCLUDED 217 CASES, POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED, WHICH ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED BETWEEN 1997 TO 2006. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN SPECIFIC DEVICE DETAILS OR PATIENT INFORMATION FROM THE REPORT, OR TO MATCH THE EVENTS REPORTED WITH PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPLAINTS. THEREFORE, NEW COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES 4 CASES OF PRIMARY MALALIGNMENT OF PROSTHESIS FOLLOWED BY REVISION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 786935 | UNKNOWN STAR TALAR COMPONENT | PROSTHESIS, ANKLE, UNCEMENTED, NON-CONSTRAINED | NTG | STRYKER GMBH | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |