FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MEDPOR IMPLANT

MDR report key: 1401431 · Received June 10, 2009

Report

Report Number
1057129-2009-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 10, 2009
Report Date
June 9, 2009
Manufacturer
POREX SURGICAL
Product Code
JAZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR LOT 89020-MCI-400-08H, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL PROCESSES AND TEST CRITERIA ARE WITHIN THE MEDPOR IMPLANT FINISHED PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A MEDPOR FRONTAL CRANIAL IMPLANT IN 2008. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THE IMPLANT WAS WELL CONSTRUCTED AND THE RESULTS WERE GOOD AFTER THE SURGERY. THE DOCTOR REPORTED IN 2009 THAT THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN OF TISSUE IN THE AREA OF THE IMPLANT AND HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IMPLANT. THE DOCTOR REQUESTED A MODIFIED DESIGN OF THE FRONTAL CRANIAL IMPLANT AND WHILE AWAITING THE NEW IMPLANT, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION IN THE AREA AND THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE IMPLANT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MEDPOR IMPLANT FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION JAZ POREX SURGICAL NA MCI400-08D018M131H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other