FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COMPRESS ANCHOR PLUG

MDR report key: 2171279 · Received July 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5021386
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 15, 2011
Date of Event
February 9, 2011
Report Date
July 15, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
MBI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2011, THIS PT UNDERWENT REVISION OF FEMORAL COMPONENT OF MEGAPROSTHETIC FEMUR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE KNEE. THE ORIGINAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2005. XRAYS ON (B)(6) 2011 INDICATED THAT A SMALL CALIBER METALLIC COMPONENT ADJACENT TO THE PROXIMAL FEMORAL COMPONENT WITH TRAVERSING SCREWS HAD FRACTURED SINCE A COMPARATIVE RADIOLOGY FILM OF (B)(6) 2010. THE REVISION WAS DONE IN TWO STAGES AS AN INCORRECT ADAPTER WAS PROVIDED ON (B)(6) AND THE CORRECT ONE HAD TO BE RE-ORDERED. THE CAUSE OF THE METALLIC COMPONENT FRACTURE IS UNK. MFR WAS NOTIFIED OF FINDINGS ON (B)(6) 2011. FRACTURED COMPONENT WHICH WAS RETAINED IN THE RESECTED BONE, IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COMPRESS ANCHOR PLUG COMPRESS ANCHOR PLUG MBI BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS 582000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR