IC-BIPOLAR HEAD COCRMO Ø28/46
Report
- Report Number
- 3012523063-2020-00015
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 18, 2020
- Report Date
- February 17, 2020
- Manufacturer
- IMPLANTCAST GMBH
- Product Code
- LZO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K180263
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE OPTICAL EXAMINATIONS SHOWED NO SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF DAMAGE ON THE PARTS (FIGURES ATTACHED). FURTHERMORE, THROUGH A FUNCTIONAL TEST IT COULD BE DETERMINED, THAT THE PARTS FIT TOGETHER AS THEY ARE INTENDED TO. IT COULD NOT BE TESTED HOW FIRM THE BIOLOX® HEAD IS SEATED INSIDE THE BIPOLAR HEAD WITHOUT RISKING FURTHER DAMAGE ON THE PARTS. THE PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS AND MATERIAL CERTIFICATIONS ARE FLAWLESS AND SHOW NO DEVIATIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE IMPLANTCAST GMBH WAS PROVIDED WITH AN X-RAY THAT WAS MADE PRIOR TO THE REVISION. IT IS VISIBLE THAT THE HEAD IS NOT ONLY DISLOCATED BUT ALSO DISCONNECTED. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE DISLOCATION HAPPENED FIRST AND AFTERWARDS THE DISCONNECTION. IT IS FURTHER SUSPECTED THAT THE DISLOCATION IS PATIENT-RELATED BECAUSE BASED ON THE EXAMINATION THERE IS NO PRODUCT FAILURE OR TECHNICAL ERROR RECOGNISABLE, BUT THIS CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY.
ON 04.12.2020 THE IMPLANTCAST GMBH RECEIVED THE MESSAGE THAT AN IC- BIPOLAR HEAD DISLOCATED OUT OF THE NATURAL ACETABULUM AFTER BEING IMPLANTED FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. ON 18TH OF JANUARY 2021 THE IMPLANTCAST GMBH RECEIVED THE FORMERLY IMPLANTED PRODUCTS.
SINCE THE IMPLANTCAST (B)(4) WAS PROVIDED WITH NEITHER THE PRODUCTS, NOR PICTURES AN OPTICAL INSPECTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE. FOR THE SAME REASONS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY AS WELL AS A FUNCTIONAL TESTING AND AN EXTERNAL SURVEY COULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT. THE PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS AND MATERIAL CERTIFICATIONS ARE FLAWLESS AND SHOW NO DEVIATIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE IMPLANTCAST (B)(4) WAS PROVIDED WITH AN X-RAY THAT WAS MADE PRIOR TO THE REVISION. IT IS VISIBLE THAT THE HEAD IS NOT ONLY DISLOCATED BUT ALSO DISCONNECTED. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE DISLOCATION HAPPENED FIRST AND AFTERWARDS THE DISCONNECTION. IT IS FURTHER SUSPECTED THAT THE DISLOCATION IS PATIENT-RELATED BECAUSE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THERE IS NO PRODUCT FAILURE OR TECHNICAL ERROR RECOGNISABLE, BUT THIS CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY.
ON (B)(6) 2020 THE IMPLANTCAST (B)(4) RECEIVED THE MESSAGE THAT AN IC- BIPOLAR HEAD DISLOCATED OUT OF THE NATURAL ACETABULUM AFTER BEING IMPLANTED FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1504147 | IC-BIPOLAR HEAD COCRMO Ø28/46 | LZO | IMPLANTCAST GMBH | 21510046 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R | IC-HEAD BIOLOX® REF:25872800 LOT: 7011227992| IC-HEAD BIOLOX® REF:25872800 LOT: 7011227992| IC-HEAD BIOLOX® REF:25872800 LOT: 7011227992 |