LOGIC KNEE COMPONENT
Report
- Report Number
- 1038671-2024-03614
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 18, 2024
- Date of Event
- April 21, 2017
- Report Date
- September 18, 2024
- Manufacturer
- EXACTECH, INC.
- Product Code
- JWH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
1038671-2024-00472, THE REASON FOR THE LOOSENING REPORTED CANNOT BE CONFIRMED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANUFACTURING, USER, OR PATIENT-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS TO THE EVENT COULD NOT BE ASSESSED AS THE DEVICES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION AND NO IMAGES, RADIOGRAPHS, OR RELEVANT CLINICAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
IT IS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT A PATIENT HAD A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2017, WITH NO REVISION SURGERY REPORTED. THERE IS NO DEVICE INFORMATION PROVIDED. NO RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF THE DEVICE ARE PROVIDED. THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THE PATIENT HAS FILED A SHORT-FORM COMPLAINT IN A MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION TITLED IN RE: EXACTECH POLYETHYLENE ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL NO. 3044 (NGG) (MMH), AND PENDING IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. PER THE TRANSFER ORDER CREATING THIS MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, ¿PLAINTIFFS¿ALLEGE THAT THEIR KNEE OR HIP REPLACEMENT DEVICES¿FAILED PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF DEGRADATION OF THE DEVICE¿S POLYETHYLENE COMPONENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PREMATURE REMOVAL (OR PLANNED REMOVAL) OF THE PROSTHESIS AT ISSUE.¿ BECAUSE THE PATIENT HAS FILED A SUIT IN THIS MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, THE PATIENT APPEARS TO ALLEGE THAT THE PATIENT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF PREMATURE WEAR OF AN EXACTECH POLYETHYLENE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2506433 | LOGIC KNEE COMPONENT | PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL | JWH | EXACTECH, INC. | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Required Intervention| H |