FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIOMET INTERLOK FIXED CRUCIATE PLATE 79MM WITH LOCKING BAR

MDR report key: 1760104 · Received July 16, 2010

Report

Report Number
1825034-2010-00280
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 16, 2010
Date of Event
June 18, 2010
Report Date
June 22, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K915132
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

USER FACILITY FORWARDED A REPORT AFTER RECEIVING A FAXED LETTER FROM BIOMET ON (B)(6) 2010 WITH EVENT DETAILS. THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO MAKE THE FDA AWARE THAT BOTH THE MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER AND THE ATTACHED USER FACILITY REPORT ARE FOR THE SAME PATIENT, PART NUMBER AND EVENT.(B)(4)

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION OF RETURNED DEVICE WAS INCONCLUSIVE. DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS FOUND THE COMPONENT WAS WITHIN DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION.(B) (4)

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B) (6) 2010. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B) (6) 2010, DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCKING BAR. THE LOCKING BAR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2010. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCKING BAR. THE LOCKING BAR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIOMET INTERLOK FIXED CRUCIATE PLATE 79MM WITH LOCKING BAR PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 987760

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R