FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TORNIER

MDR report key: 1953919 · Received December 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
9610667-2010-00017
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 15, 2010
Date of Event
November 9, 2010
Report Date
December 15, 2010
Manufacturer
TORNIER INC.
Product Code
HSN
PMA / PMN Number
K060544
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WITH ABOUT A THREE YEAR OLD ANKLE PROSTHESIS HAS DEVELOPED BONE CYST IN THE SURGICAL ZONE NOW ENCROACHING ON THE AREA OF THE IMPLANT PLATE COMPONENT OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY. AN PRE-EXISTING ADDITIONAL BONE CYST WAS IDENTIFIED PREOPERATIVELY IN 2008. A CASUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IMPLANT AND THE NEW CYST FORMATION HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO EXPOSE AND BIOPSY THE NEW CYST TO RULE OUT SEPSIS AND/OR PERIOSTEUM INFLAMMATION. THE (B)(4) TIBIAL INSERT COMPONENT ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED WAS EXCHANGED WITH A NEW UNIT OF THE SAME CATALOG NUMBER DURING THE REVISION SURGERY. ADDITIONAL REVISION SURGERY AT THIS SITE MAY BE REQUIRED DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE BIOPSY - NOT REPORTED TO DATE. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TORNIER PROSTHESIS, ANKLE, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL HSN TORNIER INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization