FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
COMPRESS ANCHOR PLUG
MDR report key: 2171279
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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 |