FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PCA MTK PATELLAR MEDIUM OBSOLETE PRODUCT NO

MDR report key: 1132045 · Received August 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
2249697-2008-00236
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 21, 2008
Date of Event
March 1, 2008
Report Date
July 30, 2008
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
Product Code
HTG
PMA / PMN Number
K864632
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE NOT RETURNED. NO EVAL WILL BE PERFORMED. IF DEVICE BECOMES AVAILABLE WITH ADD'L INFO, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "UPON PT COMING TO DR'S OFFICE PT NOTICED SLIGHT NOISE AND PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE IN 1993 BY SAME PHYSICIAN. SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED BUT DELAYED DUE TO CARDIAC CLEARANCE. SURGERY PERFORMED FINDING "BLACK" TISSUE STAINING DUE TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT OF PATELLA WHICH HAD POLY EVULSED FROM SUBSTRATE. METAL BACK ALSO CRACKED. OF NOT ALSO POLY INSERT SHOWS PELAMINATION-BUT MAYBE DUE TO 15 YRS WEAR ON THIS PT."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PCA MTK PATELLAR MEDIUM OBSOLETE PRODUCT NO IMPLANT HTG STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Required Intervention