FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OXF ANAT BRG LT SM SIZE 3 PMA

MDR report key: 11853840 · Received May 20, 2021

Report

Report Number
3002806535-2021-00209
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 20, 2021
Date of Event
March 22, 2021
Report Date
November 22, 2021
Manufacturer
BIOMET UK LTD.
Product Code
NRA
UDI-DI
05019279785865
PMA / PMN Number
P01004
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: EVENT DATE: (B)(6)2021 COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6)2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON (B)(6)2021 THE PATIENT ATTENDED THE PHYSICIAN¿S OFFICE DUE TO STIFFNESS, POSTEROLATERAL KNEE PAIN, PAIN WITH EXTENSION, AND BUCKLING. THE SYMPTOMS WERE TREATED WITH A CORTISONE INJECTION. PATIENT'S WEIGHT: 145 LBS (65.77KGS) MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 3002806535-2021-00207-3 3002806535-2021-00208-2 THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: PATIENT¿S INFORMATION RECEIVED: PATIENT FIRST NAME : (B)(6), PATIENT LAST NAME : (B)(6), PATIENT ID : (B)(6), AGE : 68, PATIENT WEIGHT : 141 LBS (63.96 KG), PATIENT HEIGHT : 5 FT 3 IN (160.02 CM), BMI : 25, MEDICATION TO MANAGE THE PAIN : TRAMADOL. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. H3 OTHER TEXT : PRODUCT STILL IMPLANTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

CMP-(B)(4). THIS FINAL REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED: B4, B5, G3, G6, H1, H2, H3, H6, H10. COMPLAINT SUMMARY: AS THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED; A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND COMPLAINT HISTORY. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH X-RAYS OR ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WHICH COULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING HISTORY RECORDS CONFIRMS NO ABNORMALITIES OR DEVIATIONS REPORTED. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS HAS FOUND 2 COMPLAINTS REPORTED WITH THE ITEM 154718, 6 COMPLAINTS REPORTED WITH THE ITEM 161468 AND 3 COMPLAINTS REPORTED WITH THE ITEM 159540 (INCLUDING INITIATING COMPLAINT). CAPA: NO CORRECTIVE OR PREVENTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 3002806535-2021-00207-4 3002806535-2021-00208-3 IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS. H3 OTHER TEXT : DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP FINAL REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. X-RAYS PROVIDED. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THIS DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT. NO COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WERE NOTED. TEN RADIOGRAPHS WERE PROVIDED WITH (B)(4): ONE BILATERAL ANTERO-POSTERIOR, ONE MEDIOLATERAL AND ONE SUNRISE RADIOGRAPH TAKEN ON (B)(6) 2020 (THREE WEEKS AFTER SURGERY); ONE BILATERAL ANTERO-POSTERIOR, ONE MEDIOLATERAL AND ONE SUNRISE RADIOGRAPH TAKEN ON (B)(6) 2020 (TWO MONTHS AND THREE WEEKS AFTER SURGERY); TWO BILATERAL ANTERO-POSTERIOR, ONE MEDIOLATERAL AND ONE SUNRISE RADIOGRAPH TAKEN ON (B)(6) 2021 (APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER SURGERY). IMMEDIATE POST-PRIMARY RADIOGRAPHS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE INITIAL SIZING, POSITIONING AND ALIGNMENT OF COMPONENTS. THE ORIENTATION OF THE KNEE IN THE PROVIDED ANTERO-POSTERIOR RADIOGRAPHS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE FULL ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENT FIT AND POSITIONING. THE OXFORD PARTIAL KNEE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE RECOMMENDS TO, BEFORE TAKING THE FILM, ADJUST THE POSITION OF THE LIMB BY FLEXING/EXTENDING THE KNEE AND INTERNALLY/EXTERNALLY ROTATING THE LEG UNTIL THE TIBIAL COMPONENT APPEARS ON THE SCREEN DIRECTLY END-ON. THE CEMENT MANTLE APPEARS SLIGHTLY UNEVEN AND LOOKS THICKER AROUND THE KEEL AND VERTICAL WALL OF THE TIBIAL TRAY. IN THE MEDIOLATERAL RADIOGRAPHS, THE ANTERIOR EDGE OF THE TIBIAL TRAY APPEARS TO BE SHORT OF THE ANTERIOR EDGE OF THE TIBIAL PLATEAU. THE OXFORD PARTIAL KNEE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE RECOMMENDS THE ANTERIOR EDGE OF THE TIBIAL TRAY TO BE FLUSH WITH OR <5 MM SHORT OF THE ANTERIOR EDGE OF THE TIBIAL PLATEAU. PATIENT IS FEMALE, WAS 68 AT THE TIME OF SURGERY, NEVER SMOKED, IS 63 (160 CM) TALL AND WEIGHS 135 LB (61.2 KG), THEREFORE HER BMI IS 23.9 (NORMAL). BOTH THE HEALTH SCORES AND THE KOOS JR KNEE SCORES FROM THE PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE INCLUDED IN THE MYMOBILITY REPORT PROVIDED WITH (B)(4) APPEARED TO HAVE IMPROVED AFTER THE FIRST MONTH AFTER SURGERY. DURING THE FOLLOW-UP VISIT THAT TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT REPORTED AN OCCURRENCE OF BLEEDING FROM THE SURGICAL INCISION, WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROCEDURE BUT NOT TO THE DEVICE OR THE MYMOBILITY APP. ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED, ASPIRATION OF THE KNEE WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE SYNOVIAL FLUID WAS SENT TO THE LABS FOR ANALYSIS; THE LAB RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED OR REVIEWED AS PART OF THIS ASSESSMENT. THE PATIENT REPORTED TO BE DOING WALKING, SWIMMING AND YOGA AT THE VISIT THAT TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2020. A CLINICAL NOTE ALSO PROVIDED WITH (B)(4) AND DATED (B)(6) 2021 INFORMS THAT THE PATIENT REPORTS SHE HAD ONE FALL IN JANUARY SHE STATES SHE ICED AND ELEVATED AFTER AND THE KNEE FELT BETTER AFTER. PATIENT REPORTS PAIN IN POSTEROLATERAL KNEE. PATIENT'S KNEE HAS BUCKLED ON HER A COUPLE OF TIMES. TODAY SHE REPORTS POSTERIOR PAIN, HURTS TO EXTEND AT TIMES, STIFFNESS AFTER SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, BUCKLES AT TIMES. PATIENT IS ACTIVE. DENIES MEDICATIONS. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE INCLUDED WITH THE COMPONENTS INFORM THAT: WARNINGS. IMPROPER SELECTION, PLACEMENT, POSITIONING, ALIGNMENT AND FIXATION OF THE IMPLANT COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN UNUSUAL STRESS CONDITIONS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION IN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS. PRECAUTIONS. BIOMET JOINT REPLACEMENT PROSTHESES PROVIDE THE SURGEON WITH A MEANS OF REDUCING PAIN AND RESTORING FUNCTION FOR MANY PATIENTS. WHILE THESE DEVICES ARE GENERALLY SUCCESSFUL IN ATTAINING THESE GOALS THEY CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO WITHSTAND THE ACTIVITY LEVELS AND LOADS OF NORMAL HEALTHY BONE AND JOINT TISSUE. POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS. PERSISTENT PAIN. THE MANUFACTURING HISTORY RECORDS (MHRS) OF THE TIBIAL TRAY, FEMORAL COMPONENT AND POLYETHYLENE BEARING HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND VERIFY THAT THE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED AND STERILISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS HAS FOUND 2 COMPLAINTS REPORTED WITH THE ITEM 154718, 6 COMPLAINTS REPORTED WITH THE ITEM 161468 AND 3 COMPLAINTS REPORTED WITH THE ITEM 159540 (INCLUDING INITIATING COMPLAINT). NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PREVENTIVE ACTIONS, OR FIELD ACTIONS RESULTED AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE PATIENT¿S ACTIVITY AND REPORTED FALL IN (B)(6) 2021 MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED KNEE STIFFNESS, PAIN AND BUCKLING, WHICH DO NOT APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE DEVICE OR THE USE OF THE MYMOBILITY APP. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 3002806535-2021-00207-4; 3002806535-2021-00208-4. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON (B)(6) 2021 THE PATIENT ATTENDED THE PHYSICIAN¿S OFFICE DUE TO STIFFNESS, POSTEROLATERAL KNEE PAIN, PAIN WITH EXTENSION, AND BUCKLING. THE SYMPTOMS WERE TREATED WITH A CORTISONE INJECTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON AN (B)(6), 2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON (B)(6), 2020 THE PATIENT ATTENDED THE PHYSICIANS OFFICE DUE TO STIFFNESS, POSTEROLATERAL KNEE PAIN, PAIN WITH EXTENSION, AND BUCKLING. THE SYMPTOMS WERE TREATED WITH A CORTISONE INJECTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON (B)(6) 2021 THE PATIENT ATTENDED THE PHYSICIAN¿S OFFICE DUE TO STIFFNESS, POSTEROLATERAL KNEE PAIN, PAIN WITH EXTENSION, AND BUCKLING. THE SYMPTOMS WERE TREATED WITH A CORTISONE INJECTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

MYMOBILITY CLINICAL STUDY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON (B)(6) 2021 THE PATIENT ATTENDED THE PHYSICIAN¿S OFFICE DUE TO STIFFNESS, POSTEROLATERAL KNEE PAIN, PAIN WITH EXTENSION, AND BUCKLING. THE SYMPTOMS WERE TREATED WITH A CORTISONE INJECTION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INITIAL REPORT. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS IT REMAINS IMPLANTED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: MEDICAL PRODUCT: OXF UNI TIB TRAY SZA LM, CATALOG #: 154718, LOT #: 942230. MEDICAL PRODUCT: OXF TWIN-PEG CMNTD FEM SM PMA, CATALOG #: 161468, LOT #: 175520. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 3002806535-2021-00207, 3002806535-2021- 00208. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON AN (B)(6) 2020. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT ATTENDED THE PHYSICIANS OFFICE DUE TO STIFFNESS, POSTEROLATERAL KNEE PAIN, PAIN WITH EXTENSION, AND BUCKLING. THE SYMPTOMS WERE TREATED WITH A CORTISONE INJECTION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
753821 OXF ANAT BRG LT SM SIZE 3 PMA KNEE ARTHROPLASTY NRA BIOMET UK LTD. N/A 335230 05019279785865

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Female Other