FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
MALLORY/HEAD 60-70MM CLAW CONNECTOR
MDR report key: 196681
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Received November 10, 1998
Report
- Report Number
- MW1014943
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- November 10, 1998
- Date of Event
- October 6, 1998
- Report Date
- November 2, 1998
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- JDQ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT ADMITTED ON 10/06/98 WITH DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTED NONUNION OF LEFT INTERTROCHANTERIC HIP FRACTURE. OPERATING ROOM PROCEDURE: REMOVAL OF CEMENT SPACER, IMPLANTATION LEFT HIP. HEMI-ARTHROPLASTY VS TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. POSTOPERATIVELY PT BECAME HYPOTENSIVE AND REQUIRED REINTUBATION WITH ASSISTED VENTILATION. PT SUDDENLY DEVELOPED CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS AND ARRESTED. RESUSCITATIVE EFFORTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE PT EXPIRED AT 14:25.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALLORY/HEAD 60-70MM CLAW CONNECTOR Implant | TI 6AL 4V ALLOY | JDQ | BIOMET, INC. | * | 110620 | |
| 10 | RING LOC BI-POLAR ACETABULAR CUP Implant | 28MM IO/45MM O.O. CO-CR-MO/UHMUPE/TITANIUM ALLOY | KWB | BIOMET, INC. | * | 955780 | |
| 11 | MODULAR HEAD COMPONENT Implant | 28 MM HEAD DIAMETER | KWY | BIOMET, INC. | * | 346750 | |
| 2 | MALLORY/HEAD MODULAR CALCAR DISTAL BOWED STEM W/SCREW/SLOTTE Implant | TI 6AL 4V ALLOY | KWY | BIOMET, INC. | * | 445810 | |
| 3 | MALLORY/HEAD MODULAR CALCAR PROXIMAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT Implant | POROUS COATED W/OBLONG BOLT HOLE 458 TI 6AL 4V ALLOY | KWY | BIOMET, INC. | * | 593030 | |
| 4 | MALLORY/HEAD 50-60MM CLAW CONNECTOR Implant | TI 6AL 4V ALLOY | JDQ | BIOMET, INC. | * | 246170 | |
| 5 | COBALT CHROME TROCH GRIP Implant | 2.0MM LARGE CO-CR-MO ALLOY | IDQ | BIOMET, INC. | * | 204660 | |
| 6 | COBALT CHROME CABLE Implant | 2.0 MM DIA X 750 MM LENGTH CO-CR-MO ALLOY | JDQ | BIOMET, INC. | * | 344810 | |
| 7 | COBALT CHROME CABLE Implant | 2.0MM DIA X 750 MM LENGTH CO-CR-MO ALLOY | JDQ | BIOMET, INC. | * | 419330 | |
| 8 | MALLORY/HEAD OBLONG TROCHANTER BOLT Implant | UH MUPE/TI 6AL 4V ALLOY | HTN | BIOMET, INC. | * | 593230 | |
| 9 | MALLORY/HEAD TROCHANTER CLAW Implant | LARGE 73MM LONG CO-CR-MO ALLOY | JDQ | BIOMET, INC. | * | 049310 9709 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 YR | Death |