FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LINER FOR METAL BACK GLENOID STANDARD

MDR report key: 10885218 · Received November 23, 2020

Report

Report Number
3008021110-2020-00096
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 23, 2020
Date of Event
November 4, 2020
Report Date
May 28, 2021
Manufacturer
LIMACORPORATE S.P.A.
Product Code
KWS
PMA / PMN Number
K113254
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BY CHECKING THE STERILIZATION CHARTS OF THE INVOLVED PRODUCTS, NO PRE-EXISTING ANOMALIES WERE FOUND, THUS WE CAN STATE THAT ALL THE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REGULARLY STERILIZED BEFORE BEING PLACED ON THE MARKET. NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE ON THIS POST-OPERATIVE ISSUE, SPECIFICALLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BY THREE TIMES TO THE COMPLAINT SOURCE, BUT IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE: PRE-OPERATIVE X-RAYS RELATED TO THE REVISION SURGERY; AVAILABILITY OF THE EXPLANTS; FURTHER DETAILS ON THE INFECTION; PICTURES OF EXPLANTS. BASED ON THE VERY FEW INFORMATION RECEIVED, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT. HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THAT BY THE CHECK OF THE STERILIZATION CHARTS NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED WITH LOT #S INVOLVED, WE CAN STATE THAT THE EVENT WAS NOT PRODUCT RELATED. PMS DATA: ACCORDING TO LIMACORPORATE PMS DATA, REVISION RATE OF SMR ANATOMIC PROSTHESIS DUE TO INFECTION IS (B)(4). NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS SPECIFIC CASE. LIMACORPORATE WILL CONTINUE MONITORING THE MARKET TO PROMPTLY DETECT ANY FURTHER SIMILAR ISSUE. NOTE: THIS IS A FINAL MDR.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

SHOULDER REVISION SURGERY OF A SMR ANATOMIC PROSTHESIS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020 DUE TO SUSPECTED INFECTION. THE PRIMARY ISSUE WAS CUFF TEAR, HOWEVER THE SMR UNCEMENTED GLENOID (PRODUCT CODE 1375.20.010, LOT# 1212299 - STER. 1200344) WAS LOOSE AT SURGERY. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT SOURCE, PATIENT APPEARED TO HAVE A POSSIBLE LOW-GRADE INFECTION ONLY AROUND THE GLENOID COMPONENT. THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED: SMR UNCEMENTED GLENOID # STD (PRODUCT CODE 1375.20.010, LOT# 1212299 - STER. 1200344) - PRODUCT NOT MARKETED IN THE US . LINER FOR METAL BACK GLENOID STANDARD (PRODUCT CODE 1377.50.010, LOT# 1212426 - STER. 1200324). BONE SCREW Ø6,5 H.30MM (PRODUCT CODE 8420.15.030, LOT# 1212678 - STER. 1200337). BONE SCREW Ø6,5 H.20MM (PRODUCT CODE 8420.15.010, LOT# 1206859 - STER. 1200239). A CEMENT SPACER WAS INSERTED. PREVIOUS SURGERY TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2012. PATIENT IS A MALE. EVENT HAPPENED IN AUSTRALIA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BY CHECKING THE STERILIZATION CHARTS OF THE INVOLVED PRODUCTS, NO PRE-EXISTING ANOMALIES WERE FOUND, THUS WE CAN STATE THAT ALL THE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REGULARLY STERILIZED BEFORE BEING PLACED ON THE MARKET. WE WILL SUBMIT A FINAL MDR ONCE THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SHOULDER REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2020. THE PRIMARY ISSUE WAS CUFF TEAR, HOWEVER THE SMR UNCEMENTED GLENOID # STD (PRODUCT CODE 1375.20.010, LOT# 1212299 - STER. 1200344) WAS LOOSE AT SURGERY. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT SOURCE, PATIENT APPEARED TO HAVE A POSSIBLE LOW-GRADE INFECTION ONLY AROUND THE GLENOID. THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED: LINER FOR METAL BACK GLENOID STANDARD (PRODUCT CODE 1377.50.010, LOT# 1212426 - STER. 1200324). SMR UNCEMENTED GLENOID # STD (PRODUCT CODE 1375.20.010, LOT# 1212299 - STER. 1200344) - PRODUCT NOT MARKETED IN THE US. BONE SCREW 6,5 H.30MM (PRODUCT CODE 8420.15.030, LOT# 1212678 - STER. 1200337). BONE SCREW 6,5 H.20MM (PRODUCT CODE 8420.15.010, LOT# 1206859 - STER. 1200239). A CEMENT SPACER WAS INSERTED. PREVIOUS SURGERY TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2012. PATIENT IS A MALE. EVENT HAPPENED IN (B)(6).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1348173 LINER FOR METAL BACK GLENOID STANDARD LINER FOR METAL-BACK (UHMWPE) LINER STANDARD KWS LIMACORPORATE S.P.A. 1377.50.010 1212426

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention