APEX KNEE SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1226188-2023-00089
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 3, 2023
- Date of Event
- February 15, 2023
- Report Date
- May 17, 2023
- Manufacturer
- OMNILIFE SCIENCE INC.
- Product Code
- JWH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K060192
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
(B)(4). FINAL REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING POST PRIMARY AND PRE REVISION X-RAYS, OPERATIVE NOTES (PRIMARY AND REVISION), PATIENT ACTIVITY LEVEL AND MEDICAL HISTORY AND AN UPDATE ON THE PATIENT POST REVISION HAS BEEN REQUESTED IN ORDER TO PROGRESS WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED AND THEREFORE THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED. THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AND THE RELEVANT DEVICE MANUFACTURING AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE IDENTIFIED AND REVIEWED. REVIEW OF THESE RECORDS SHOWED THAT PARTS WERE CLEANED, PACKAGED AND STERILIZED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. INFECTION IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION WITH ANY INVASIVE SURGERY. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED INFECTION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AND THUS THIS CASE IS NOW CONSIDERED CLOSED. NOTE: THE PART NUMBER KC 53001 PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL REPORT WAS INCORRECT. THE ACCURATE PART NUMBER IS KC 53000. NOTE: THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, REPORTING ENTITY, ENTITY'S REPRESENTATIVE OR DISTRIBUTOR CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.
(B)(4) INITIAL REPORT. THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE DETAILS WERE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND REVIEWED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, SUCH AS X-RAYS, OPERATIVE NOTES PATIENT ACTIVITY LEVEL, MEDICAL HISTORY AND WEIGHT AND AN UPDATE ON THE PATIENT POST REVISION. CONCLUSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. NOTE: THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, REPORTING ENTITY, ENTITY'S REPRESENTATIVE OR DISTRIBUTOR CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.
APEX BOLT AND INSERT REVISION DUE TO INFECTION AFTER 5 MONTHS.
APEX BOLT AND INSERT REVISION DUE TO INFECTION AFTER 5 MONTHS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1858208 | APEX KNEE SYSTEM | PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL | JWH | OMNILIFE SCIENCE INC. | KC-53000 | 503443 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female | Hospitalization| R | APEX ULTRA TIBIAL INSERT CS KC-36022 LOT 37678 |