FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

REGENEREX BIOMET PRIMARY TIBIAL TRAY 79MM

MDR report key: 2132777 · Received June 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00511
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2011
Date of Event
May 19, 2011
Report Date
May 24, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
MBH
PMA / PMN Number
K080361
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO MEDWATCH REPORT WAS RECEIVED. 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: UNDER WARNINGS, IT STATES, "IMPROPER SELECTION, PLACEMENT, POSITIONING, ALIGNMENT AND FIXATION OF THE IMPLANT COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN UNUSUAL STRESS CONDITIONS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION IN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS". THIS REPORT SUBMITTED (B)(6), 2011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6), 2011. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6), 2011, DUE TO MALALIGNMENT. THE TIBIAL TRAY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 REGENEREX BIOMET PRIMARY TIBIAL TRAY 79MM PROSTHESIS, KNEE MBH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 295330

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R