UNIVERSAL2 TOTAL WRIST IMPLANT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1651501-2022-00005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 4, 2022
- Report Date
- March 24, 2022
- Manufacturer
- ASCENSION ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- JWJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K030037
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED BASED ON THE REPORTED INFORMATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND LOT NUMBER INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED; THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, AND MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE CAUSE(S) OF THE DIFFICULTY REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE, THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED, AND THE RESPECTIVE EVALUATION PERFORMED. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THIS AND SIMILAR ISSUES. AT PRESENT, WE CONSIDER THIS COMPLAINT TO BE CLOSED.
2 OF 2 REPORTS. OTHER MFG REPORT NUMBER: 1651501-2022-00004. WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (UPPER LIMB UNIT) (2022) PUBLISHED: PERIPROSTHETIC OSTEOLYSIS FOLLOWING A TOTAL WRIST REPLACEMENT ¿ A CASE SERIES OF 11 UNIVERSAL 2 IMPLANT (INTEGRA) AIM: ¿TO ANALYZE THE LOCATION AND NATURAL HISTORY OF PPO FOLLOWING A TOTAL WRIST REPLACEMENT AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESSIVE POLYETHYLENE (PE) WEAR¿ METHOD: RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF ALL REVISION TWA IN THE LAST 7 YEARS: ELECTRONIC RECORDS: PRIMARY SURGERY: REVISION, RADIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT, OUTCOME MEASURES: EFFICACY (PROMS); SAFETY (COMPLICATIONS). RESULTS: TOTAL 10 PATIENTS (11 WRISTS); FEMALE (9), MALE (1). AGE RANGE; 43 TO 83 (AVG-67). REVISION AND POLY SIZE: MEAN TIME FROM PRIMARY TO REVISION; 7.8 YEARS (RANGE 5 TO 13). FOUR TWA SURVIVED <6YRS; 3 OUT OF 4 (75%) - SMALL POLY. PRE OP RADIOGRAPHS: 9 OUT OF 11 >2 MM RADIAL COMPONENT LOOSENING. REVISION: INTRAOPERATIVE FINDINGS (MALFUNCTIONS): CARPAL IMPLANT LOOSENING = 5 PTS. RADIAL IMPLANT LOOSENING = 3 PTS. PE WEAR IN 81% (9 OUT 11 WRISTS). COMPLICATIONS (ADVERSE EVENTS): FUSION NONUNION. WOUND INFECTION. 1 CARPAL TUNNEL SYMPTOMS. 1 PERSISTENT ULNAR SIDED PAIN- E/O PISIFORM. PNEUMOTHORAX. CONCLUSION: PERIPROSTHETIC OSTEOLYSIS LEADING CAUSE OF FAILURE? FLAW IN IMPLANT DESIGN. SMALL POLY SIZE - HIGHER RATE OF REVISION. POOR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL: TWA STILL A NOVEL PROCEDURE? PATIENT SELECTION / LOW DEMAND, RHEUMATOID PATIENT. MANY IMPLANTS OPTION; UNCERTAIN LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY. ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO UNI 2; MOTEK/ RE-MOTION / WRIST FUSION. NEED FOR: LONGER TERM STUDIES / NATIONAL REGISTRY. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE ADVERSE EVENTS.
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Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1126415 | UNIVERSAL2 TOTAL WRIST IMPLANT SYSTEM | UNI2 TOTAL WRIST IMPLANT SYSTEM | JWJ | ASCENSION ORTHOPEDICS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |