FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OSTEOINICS OMNIFIT PSL HA ACETABULAR SHELL

MDR report key: 213787 · Received March 10, 1999

Report

Report Number
2243265-1999-00008
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 10, 1999
Date of Event
May 2, 1996
Report Date
February 10, 1999
Manufacturer
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
Product Code
KWB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SW
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A MEETING WITH REPS OF STRYKER EUROPE, SURGEONS FROM SWEDEN REPORTED A HIGH RATE OF REVISION WITH A PARTICULAR GROUP OF ACETABULAR COMPONENTS. THE REASONS FOR REVISION REPORTEDLY INCLUDED SHELL LOOSENING, INSERT WEAR AND/OR OSTEOLYSIS. THE INFO THAT WAS DISCUSSED APPEARS TO SPAN A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS - FROM THE EARLY 1990'S TO THE PRESENT. THE CONVERSATIONS WERE GENERAL IN NATURE AND DID NOT FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC INCIDENT. FOLLOWING THE MEETINGS, THE SURGEONS SUBMITTED PRODUCT LABELS FROM MULTIPLE REVISION SURGERIES THAT WERE REPORTEDLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED. NO OTHER SPECIFIC INFO WAS PROVIDED. REF. MFR REPORT #'S 2243265-1999-00004 THRU 00015.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OSTEOINICS OMNIFIT PSL HA ACETABULAR SHELL Implant ACETABULAR SHELL KWB HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention