FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

E1 ACTIVE ARTICULATION HEAD 28MM ID X 38MM OD

MDR report key: 2151074 · Received July 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00547
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 6, 2011
Date of Event
June 2, 2011
Report Date
June 7, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K101336
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED COMPONENT CONFIRMED THAT IT MET SPECIFICATION. EVALUATION OF THE ASSOCIATED TRIAL COMPONENT FOUND THAT IT ALSO MET SPECIFICATION. THIS REPORT FILED (B)(6), 2011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT HIP ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6), 2011. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON UTILIZED A TRIAL FEMORAL HEAD WITH THE ACETABULAR CUP IMPLANT AND NOTED THAT THE TRIAL WAS STABLE. AN ATTEMPT TO IMPLANT THE SAME SIZED FEMORAL HEAD IMPLANT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS IT EASILY DISLOCATED FROM THE ACETABULAR CUP IMPLANT WHEN THE SURGEON RANGED THE HIP AFTER REDUCTION. THE FEMORAL HEAD WAS REMOVED AND ANOTHER FEMORAL HEAD WAS RETRIEVED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE; HOWEVER, A DELAY GREATER THAN THIRTY MINUTES OCCURRED AS A RESULT. EVENT IS BEING REPORTED AS A DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE WAS INDICATED; NO PRODUCT PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 E1 ACTIVE ARTICULATION HEAD 28MM ID X 38MM OD PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 453450

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R