FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MAESTRO TOTAL WRIST CARPAL PLATE 9MM X 37MM

MDR report key: 1723420 · Received June 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
1825034-2010-00213
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 15, 2010
Date of Event
August 11, 2009
Report Date
March 25, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWJ
PMA / PMN Number
K042032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED ON (B) (6), 2010, AS A REVISION OF A MAESTRO WRIST ON MEDWATCH REPORT NUMBER 1825034-2010-00122. AT THE TIME, NO PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION WAS AVAILABLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE SURGEON STATING THAT THE REASON FOR REVISION WAS DUE TO INFECTION AND NOT AN IMPLANT ISSUE.THE USER FACILITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO MEDWATCH REPORT WAS RECEIVED. THE LOT NUMBER INFORMATION NEEDED TO REVIEW DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS UNAVAILABLE. EXPIRY DATE - UNKNOWN, AS NO LOT IDENTIFICATION WAS PROVIDED.DATE IMPLANTED - UNKNOWN.MANUFACTURE DATE - UNKNOWN, AS NO LOT IDENTIFICATION WAS PROVIDED.(B) (4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A WRIST PROCEDURE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED FOR NON-PROSTHETIC RELATED REASONS ON (B) (6), 2009. DURING THE REVISION PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON FOUND EVIDENCE OF METALLOSIS IN THE AREA WHERE THE TITANIUM SCREW AND THE CARPAL PLATE INTERFACE. THE SURGEON REPORTED THE METALLOSIS WAS DUE TO THE FRETTING OF THE SCREW AND THE CARPAL PLATE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED BY THE SURGEON THAT THE REVISION WAS DUE TO INFECTION AND NOT DUE TO IMPLANT ISSUES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MAESTRO TOTAL WRIST CARPAL PLATE 9MM X 37MM PROSTHESIS, WRIST JWJ BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R