FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SKELETAL DYNAMICS
MDR report key: 14961263
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Received July 8, 2022
Report
- Report Number
- 3006742481-2022-00005
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 8, 2022
- Date of Event
- June 8, 2022
- Report Date
- July 8, 2022
- Manufacturer
- SKELETAL DYNAMICS INC.
- Product Code
- KWI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K172688
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED COMPLIACATIONS WITH A RADIAL HEAD PROSTHESIS THAT WAS IMPLANTED IN 2014. THE PATIENT REGULARLY PLAYED TENNIS AND IT APPEARS THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FAILURE. THE IFU FOR THIS IMPLANT STATES " THE PATIENT MUST BE CAUTIONED, PREFERABLY IN WRITING, ABOUT THE USE, LIMITATIONS AND POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THIS DEVICE INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVICE OR TREATMENT FAILURE AS A RESULT OF STRESS, EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY, WEIGHT BEARING, OR LOAD BEARING." THIS INDICATES THAT THE IMPLANT MOST LIKELY FAILED DUE TO STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
A 59 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT REPORTED PAIN IN HER ELBOW. X-RAYS REVEALED THE ALIGN RADIAL HEAD PROSTHESEIS SHEARED AT THE NECK OF THE IMPLANT.,
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1503550 | SKELETAL DYNAMICS | ALIGN RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM | KWI | SKELETAL DYNAMICS INC. | AN0913033 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR | Female | Required Intervention |