FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MODULAR MICROPLASTY CUP INSERTER
MDR report key: 1982150
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Received January 18, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1982150
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 18, 2011
- Date of Event
- November 8, 2010
- Report Date
- January 18, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET
- Product Code
- JDI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
AFTER THE IMPLANT WAS IN, WHILE LOOKING AT THE INSTRUMENT (ACETABULAR CUP IMPLANT HANDLE) THE CLINICIAN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PIECE MISSING. THE SURGEON HAD LEFT THE ROOM. HE WAS CALLED BACK, A C-ARM IMAGE WAS TAKEN AND IT WAS NOTED THAT SOMETHING WAS IN THE ACETABULUR CUP LINER. THE SURGEON RETRIEVED 3 PIECES OF THE IMPACTOR. A C-ARM IMAGE WAS TAKEN WHICH SHOWED NO OTHER PARTS OF THE IMPACTOR. THE PIECES OF THE IMPACTOR WERE RETRIEVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MODULAR MICROPLASTY CUP INSERTER | ACETABULAR CUP IMPLANT HANDLE | JDI | BIOMET | * | 131480 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 YR |