FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE SHOULDER HUMERAL TRAY W/ LOCKING RING 49MM

MDR report key: 1925629 · Received December 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
1825034-2010-00649
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 14, 2010
Date of Event
November 15, 2010
Report Date
November 15, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWS
PMA / PMN Number
K080642
Removal / Correction Number
RES# 57220
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION OF DEVICE SHOWS THAT THE INFERIOR SIDE HAS ABRASIVE WEAR AND SCRATCHES AROUND THE HOLE. THIS WEAR SUGGESTS THE FRACTURE OCCURRED SOME PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IMPLANT REMOVAL. POST-FRACTURE DAMAGE HAS OBFUSCATED MOST FRACTURE ARTIFACTS THAT COULD ASSIST IN FINDING A PROBABLE ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE TRAY FRACTURE.THE USER FACILITY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE EVENT ON (B)(6) 2010. TO DATE, A RESPONSE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE USER FACILITY. IN THE EVENT THAT THE USER FACILITY SUBMITS A MEDWATCH REPORT, BIOMET WILL FORWARD A COPY TO THE FDA.THIS REPORT SUBMITTED (B)(6) 2010.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVERSE SHOULDER PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2010, DUE TO FRACTURE OF THE HUMERAL TRAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE SHOULDER HUMERAL TRAY W/ LOCKING RING 49MM PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER KWS BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 551630

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R