LOGIC CR TIB INSERT SLOPE ++, SZ 1.5, 13 MM
Report
- Report Number
- 1038671-2022-00722
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 26, 2022
- Date of Event
- December 30, 2021
- Report Date
- November 22, 2024
- Manufacturer
- EXACTECH, INC.
- Product Code
- JWH
- UDI-DI
- 10885862144423
- PMA / PMN Number
- K111400
- Removal / Correction Number
- Z-0021-2022
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- LA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS. LOGIC CR FEMORAL CEM, LEFT SZ 1.5 (CAT# 02-010-03-0215 / SERIAL# 4412158) THREE PEG PATELLA 29MM (CAT# 200-02-29 / SERIAL# 5307110) LGC TIBIAL FIT TRAY CEM SZ 1.5F / 1.5T (CAT# 02-012-45-1515 / SERIAL# 4231840) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION, WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.
AS REPORTED BY LEGAL BRIEF, PATIENT'S INITIAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018. PATIENT'S UNDERWENT REVISION TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2021 DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF HIS EXACTECH OPTETRAK TOTAL KNEE DEVICE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE REPORTED EVENT IS RELATED TO ANY DESIGN ISSUES. THE CAUSE OF THE SUBSEQUENT REVISION CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED; NO REASON FOR REVISION WAS GIVEN. THESE DEVICES ARE USED FOR TREATMENT NOT DIAGNOSIS.
SECTION B5: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LEGAL BRIEF INDICATES THAT DURING REVISION SURGERY, PATIENT¿S SURGEON STATED, ¿WE WERE ABLE TO LEVER THE POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC WITH A SMALL OSTEOTOME AND AFTER THIS WAS RETRIEVED, WE THEN INSPECTED THE PLASTIC, NOTED TO HAVE PITTING AND DELAMINATION OF THE MEDIAL ASPECT OF THE TIBIAL POLYETHYLENE. OTHERWISE, THE POLYETHYLENE LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION LATERALLY¿. DESPITE UNDERGOING REVISION SURGERY, PATIENT EXPERIENCE DAILY PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN PATIENT¿S LEFT KNEE WHICH LIMITS PATIENT¿S ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND IMPACTS PATIENT¿S QUALITY OF LIFE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION, WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.
(H3) THE REVISION REPORTED WAS LIKELY THE RESULT OF WEAR OF THE TIBIAL INSERT. HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BECAUSE THE COMPONENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND IMAGES WERE NOT PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSERT WAS PACKAGED IN A NON-CONFORMING VACUUM BAG FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED WEAR. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT OF ¿PROSTHESIS WEAR¿ IS ASSOCIATED WITH MATERIAL DAMAGE TO A SURFACE, USUALLY INVOLVING PROGRESSIVE LOSS OR DISPLACEMENT OF MATERIAL, DUE TO RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THAT SURFACE AND A CONTACTING SUBSTANCE OR SUBSTANCES.
MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT,. ASSOCIATED REPORT: 1038671-2024-04477. THE REASON FOR THE REVISION REPORTED CANNOT BE CONFIRMED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BUT MAY BE THE RESULT OF PROSTHESIS WEAR, LOOSENING AND/OR DUE TO INCLUSION OF THE POLYETHYLENE IN THE PACKAGING RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE REPORTED WEAR MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF BEING PACKAGED IN A NON-CONFORMING VACUUM BAG FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF USER AND PATIENT-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS TO THE EVENT COULD NOT BE ASSESSED AS THE DEVICES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION AND IMAGES AND RADIOGRAPHS WERE NOT PROVIDED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
AS REPORTED BY LEGAL BRIEF, PATIENT'S INITIAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018. PATIENT'S UNDERWENT REVISION TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2021 DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF HIS EXACTECH OPTETRAK TOTAL KNEE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1267256 | LOGIC CR TIB INSERT SLOPE ++, SZ 1.5, 13 MM | PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED | JWH | EXACTECH, INC. | LOGIC CR TIB INSERT SLOPE ++, SZ 1.5, 13 MM | UNK | 10885862144423 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Female | Required Intervention |