FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALUMINA C-TAPER EHAD 36MM/+5

MDR report key: 2090900 · Received May 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
9616680-2011-00287
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 12, 2011
Date of Event
April 20, 2011
Report Date
April 21, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS CORK
Product Code
LZO
PMA / PMN Number
K971409
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVAL OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR. ADDITIONAL INFO WAS REQUESTED. IF IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE EVAL SUMMARY WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "PT HAD EXPERIENCED A FALL APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS EARLIER AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND GRINDING IN HIS CERAMIC/CERAMIC HIP WHICH WAS IMPLANTED IN 2005. PAIN WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT PT WANTED A REVISION. UPON EXPLORATION AND REMOVAL OF LINER, SCREW AND HEAD, IT WAS NOTED THAT NOTHING APPEARED WRONG OR UNUSUAL WITH IMPLANTS. NO STRIPE WEAR, NO PARTICLES, THE IMPLANTS LOOKED FINE. SURGEON REPLACED CERAMIC AND HEAD WITH A POLY 40MM LINER AND A PLUS 5MM METAL HEAD. IMPLANTS WERE REQUESTED TO KEEP BY PT."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALUMINA C-TAPER EHAD 36MM/+5 IMPLANT LZO STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS CORK NA 10020901

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Required Intervention