SPECIFIC DEVICE NOT REPORTED
Report
- Report Number
- 1038671-2025-00484
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 28, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 10, 2020
- Report Date
- March 13, 2025
- Manufacturer
- EXACTECH, INC.
- Product Code
- JWH
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND NO MEDICAL OR OTHER RECORDS CONTAINING TREATMENT INFORMATION OR PATIENT INFORMATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED; THEREFORE, THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED, NOR CAN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR POTENTIAL CAUSES OR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ALLEGED EVENT BE EVALUATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL, MATERIAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE THAT PERMITS MORE ANALYSIS OR CONCLUSIONS, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. D10 CONCOMITANTS: (B)(6), 02-012-44-3015 - LOGIC TIBIA IMPLANT PSC INSERT, SZ 3, 15MM. (B)(6), 02-010-01-0230 - LOGIC FEMORAL PS CEM LEFT SZ 3. (B)(6), 02-012-41-3030 - LOGIC TIBIA TRAPTRAY CEM SZ 3F/3T.
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY CORRECTED INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE CORRECTED: B5 IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY.
LEGAL CASE ¿ USA (MDL NO. 3044). PATIENT ID: (B)(6) LK REV 1. RELATED (B)(4) LK REV 2. IT WAS REPORTED 84 MONTHS AFTER A LEFT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT FLUID IN HIS KNEE. THE FLUID WAS ASPIRATED AND FOUND TO HAVE BACTERIA AND DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE ON CHRONIC PERIPROSTHETIC LEFT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT INFECTION. PATIENT UNDERWENT IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT AND POLYETHYLENE EXCHANGE. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON IV ANTIBIOTICS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS DOING OK AT HIS LAST FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS POST PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. LEGAL CASE - USA. PATIENT ID: (B)(6) LK REV 1. RELATED CASE FOR LK REV 2 REQUESTED. AS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2013. APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL PROCEDURE THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT AND POLYETHYLENE EXCHANGE ON (B)(6) 2020. THE PATIENT HAD DONE WELL UNTIL IT WAS NOTED THAT HE HAD SIGNIFICANT FLUID IN HIS KNEE. THIS FLUID WAS ASPIRATED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE BACTERIA. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE ON CHRONIC PERIPROSTHETIC LEFT KNEE INFECTION. HE WAS PLACED ON IV ANTIBIOTICS FOLLOWED BY A YEAR-LONG COURSE OF ORAL ANTIBIOTICS. THERE IS NO OTHER PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC OR MEDICAL HISTORY AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO DEVICE RETURN. THERE ARE NO PHOTOS OR OTHER IMAGES OF THE DEVICE PROVIDED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. **THE CAUSE OF THE PATIENT'S INFECTION AND POLY REVISION SURGERY AS RELATED TO THE DEVICES CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED; HOWEVER, IT IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE PATIENT¿S UNDERLYING CONDITION AS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE IMPLANTED DEVICE AND THE PATIENT DUE TO PATIENT ILLNESS, UNIQUE ANATOMY, OR OTHER CONDITION THAT IMPACTS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVICE. CLINICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THESE DEVICES ARE USED FOR TREATMENT NOT DIAGNOSIS. NO X-RAYS OR IMAGES OBTAINED. EBI INITIAL SURGERY RESULTS & QAD SERIAL SEARCH ATTACHED. HISTORICAL RECORDS & SMARTSOLVE SEARCHED FOR SN/PATIENT NAME WITH NO RESULTS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION. (B)(6) 02-012-44-3015 - LOGIC TIBIA IMPLANT PSC INSERT, SZ 3, 15MM.
AS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL PROCEDURE THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE REVISION. THERE IS NO OTHER PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC OR MEDICAL HISTORY AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO DEVICE RETURN. THERE ARE NO PHOTOS OR OTHER IMAGES OF THE DEVICE PROVIDED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2377835 | SPECIFIC DEVICE NOT REPORTED | PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL | JWH | EXACTECH, INC. | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Male | SEE H11 |