FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A MODULAR HEAD COMPONENT 38MM HEAD DIAMETER

MDR report key: 2103930 · Received May 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00430
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 26, 2011
Date of Event
June 17, 2008
Report Date
May 20, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K011110
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED ON MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER 1825034-2011-00228 WITH MULTIPLE OTHER EVENTS. FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SURGEON AND A REVIEW OF INVOICE HISTORY REVEALED THE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENT(S) RELATED TO THIS EVENT. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO IDENTIFY ALL OF THE EVENTS REPORTED; HOWEVER, NOT ALL EVENTS COULD BE CONFIRMED VIA INVOICE HISTORY. 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. REVIEW OF STERILIZATION CERTIFICATION CONFIRMS DEVICES WERE STERILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO 11137-2. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: "EARLY OR LATE POSTOPERATIVE, INFECTION, AND ALLERGIC REACTION." THIS REPORT FILED (B)(4), 2011.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IN REVIEW, THE JOURNAL ARTICLE IS RELAYING INFORMATION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN MDR NUMBERS 1825034-2011-00228 & 1825034-2011-00402/433. THIS REPORT FILED (B)(4), 2011. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS RECEIVED VERY PRELIMINARY INFORMATION REGARDING SEVERAL REVISIONS WHICH WERE OUTLINED IN A PRESENTATION CONDUCTED BY A SURGEON AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS CONVENTION. FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SURGEON AND A REVIEW OF INVOICE HISTORY CONFIRMED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6), 2003 AND THAT A SUBSEQUENT REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2008 DUE TO INFECTION. THE ACETABULAR CUP AND MODULAR HEAD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, HNL AND ANTIBIOTIC BEADS WERE PLACED DURING REVISION PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 M2A MODULAR HEAD COMPONENT 38MM HEAD DIAMETER PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 795880

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Hospitalization| R