FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VANGUARD CR INTERLOK FEMORAL RIGHT 57.5

MDR report key: 2093247 · Received May 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00394
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 18, 2011
Date of Event
April 21, 2011
Report Date
April 21, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K023546
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: "LOOSENING OR MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, BONE RESORPTION OR EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY." THIS REPORT FILED (B)(6), 2011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT ENROLLED IN A CLINICAL STUDY UNDERWENT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6), 2010. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) , 2011 DUE TO ASCEPTIC LOOSENING. THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VANGUARD CR INTERLOK FEMORAL RIGHT 57.5 PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 917340

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Hospitalization| R