FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE SHOULDER HUMERAL TRAY W/LOCKING RING

MDR report key: 1844083 · Received September 24, 2010

Report

Report Number
1825034-2010-00395
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 24, 2010
Date of Event
September 14, 2010
Report Date
August 31, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWS
PMA / PMN Number
K080642
Removal / Correction Number
1825034-2010-008R
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR.EVALUATION IN PROCESS BUT NOT YET COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION OF EVALUATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SENT TO THE FDA.(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY.EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED COMPONENT FOUND THE FRACTURE ARTIFACTS SUGGEST AN OVERLOAD FRACTURE, BUT POST-FRACTURE DAMAGE OBSCURES THE EVIDENCE OF THE POSSIBLE FRACTURE ORIGIN. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND LANDED DIRECTLY ON HIS OPERATED SHOULDER, AND REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010. HUMERAL TRAY FRACTURE WAS NOTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6), 2008. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND LANDED DIRECTLY ON HIS OPERATED SHOULDER, AND REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2010. HUMERAL TRAY FRACTURE WAS NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE SHOULDER HUMERAL TRAY W/LOCKING RING PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER KWS BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 551630

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R