FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OSS DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT 17CM W/SCREWS

MDR report key: 1884327 · Received October 27, 2010

Report

Report Number
1825034-2010-00483
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 27, 2010
Date of Event
September 28, 2010
Report Date
September 30, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
K002757
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO MEDWATCH REPORT WAS RECEIVED. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: IMPROPER SELECTION, PLACEMENT, POSITIONING, ALIGNMENT AND FIXATION OF THE IMPLANT COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN UNUSUAL STRESS CONDITIONS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION IN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS. THE SURGEON IS TO BE THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THE IMPLANTS AND INSTRUMENTS PRIOR TO PERFORMING SURGERY. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT ONCOLOGY SALVAGE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6), 2009. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEG LENGTH WAS TOO LONG AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE DISLOCATIONS. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2010 AND THE DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT AND MODULAR HEAD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE ACETABULAR LINER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS WELL; HOWEVER, THE LINER WAS A COMPETITOR'S PRODUCT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OSS DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT 17CM W/SCREWS PROSTHESIS, HIP JDI BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 872840

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R