FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VISIONAIRE GII FEMOR

MDR report key: 2070946 · Received April 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
1020279-2011-00143
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 27, 2011
Date of Event
April 18, 2011
Report Date
April 27, 2011
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE SHOP ORDER PAPERWORK SHOWS NO ISSUES. PARTS WERE NOT RETURNED, THEREFORE, NO DIMENSIONAL INVESTIGATION COULD BE COMPLETED. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION DETERMINED DISTAL FEMUR RESECTION WAS MADE AGGRESSIVE BY 0.5MM. THE PRE-ALIGNMENT WAS PLANNED FOR IMPLANT THICKNESS BUT THE DISTAL RESECTION DID NOT RESECT TO THE SULCUS. POSTERIOR RESECTION WAS +1MM OVER IMPLANT THICKNESS, PROXIMAL RESECTION WAS MADE AGGRESSIVE BY 0.5MM. THE RESECTION WAS SET FOR A 9MM INSERT. MEDIAL CONDYLE RESECTION ON THE TIBIA SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED BASED ON THE PRE-ALIGNMENT. ALSO, TIBIAL ALIGNMENT SEEMS TO BE ACCEPTABLE. OUR INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DETERMINE A SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE FAILURE STATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOCK FITTING PROPERLY WHICH EXTENDED SURGERY TIME 30-60 MINUTES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VISIONAIRE GII FEMOR VISIONAIRE LT CUTTING BLOCK KIT-GII JWH SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PM024584V1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization