FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CUSTOM FLANGED RING-LOC ACETABULAR COMPONENT / POROUS 54MM RIGHT

MDR report key: 1980972 · Received February 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00076
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2011
Report Date
January 12, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K030055
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. 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: UNDER ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER FOUR STATES, "IMPLANTS CAN LOOSEN OR MIGRATE DUE TO TRAUMA OR LOSS OF FIXATION." THE USER FACILITY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE EVENT ON (B)(6), 2011. 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), 2011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT REPORTED TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2004. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6), 2010, DUE TO SCREW FRACTURE, LOOSENING OF THE CUSTOM TRI-FLANGE COMPONENT, AND A LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY. THE FEMORAL STEM AND CENTRALIZER COMPONENTS REMAIN IMPLANTED. THE MODULAR HEAD AND ALL ACETABULAR COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CUSTOM FLANGED RING-LOC ACETABULAR COMPONENT / POROUS 54MM RIGHT PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 714570

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R