FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GENESIS II

MDR report key: 2082192 · Received May 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
1020279-2011-00154
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2011
Date of Event
April 18, 2011
Report Date
July 8, 2011
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. ORTHOPAEDIC DIVISION
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCTS WERE EVALUATED USING MACROSCOPIC AND STEREOMICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION. THE RETURNED GII TIBIA BASE PLATE AND WEDGE HAD BONE CEMENT WELL BONDED TO THE GRIT BLASTED SURFACE. THE TIBIAL TRAY HAD SCRATCHING ON THE PROXIMAL SURFACE SOME OF WHICH WAS LIKELY DUE TO EXTRACTION. THE DISTAL SURFACE OF THE TRAY HAD GOUGING AND DAMAGE THAT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE USE OF A SAW TO REMOVE THE IMPLANT. THE POLYETHYLENE INSERT HAD PITTING AND SCRATCHING ON THE ARTICULATING SURFACE. THERE WAS SCRATCHING OBSERVED ON BOTH THE INSERT AND THE TIBIAL BASEPLATE. THE EXACT CAUSE OF KNEE PAIN COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE ORIGIN OF THE METALOSIS WAS NOT APPARENT FROM THE IMPLANTS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PAIN. THERE WAS METALOSIS IN THE JOINT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GENESIS II TIBIA BASE JWH SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. ORTHOPAEDIC DIVISION 04GM18864

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Hospitalization| R PART # 71420766, LOT # 06GM00715