FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MRS 15X127 CURVED FEMORAL STEM

MDR report key: 1629303 · Received February 5, 2010

Report

Report Number
9610726-2009-00278
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 5, 2010
Date of Event
March 6, 2007
Report Date
February 5, 2010
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS LIMERICK, STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
KRO
PMA / PMN Number
K952970
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS PART OF A QUALITY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PLAN, STRYKER CORPORATION CONDUCTED A 2 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE MDR REVIEW TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE MDR REPORTING DECISIONS. EVENTS REPORTED TO STRYKER FROM (B) (6) 2006 TO (B) (6) 2008 WERE THE SCOPE OF THIS RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW. THESE EVENTS ARE PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE SUMMARY REPORT BEING SUBMITTED UNDER EXEMPTION # (B) (4). THERE ARE 3 EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT TYPE (DIMENSIONAL DISCREPANCY) AND PRODUCT CODE KRO.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DIMENSIONAL DISCREPANCY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "IMPLANT CURVATURE WAS LESS BOWED THAN TRIAL STEM. AS FEMUR WAS REAMED WITH FLEXIBLE REAMER AND THE FEMUR IS BOWED, THE LESS BOWED STEM IMPLANT CANNOT BE INSERTED. THE FEMUR HAD TO BE OVER REAMED BY 2MM TO ACCOMMODATE THE IMPLANT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MRS 15X127 CURVED FEMORAL STEM IMPLANT KRO STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS LIMERICK, STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS NA RYNMMA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Other