FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GENESIS II

MDR report key: 2213156 · Received August 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
1020279-2011-00333
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 16, 2011
Date of Event
July 28, 2011
Report Date
August 16, 2011
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PURPOSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE RETURNED PATELLA COMPONENTS LOOSENING. MACROSCOPIC PHOTO ANALYSIS AND DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WERE PERFORMED ON THE RETRIEVED PATELLA COMPONENTS. UPON VISUAL EXAMINATION, THE PATELLA COMPONENTS HAVE DEFORMATION ON THE ARTICULATING AND BACKSIDE SURFACES. THE CRITICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE PATELLA COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED AGAINST (B)(4) AND DRAWING # (B)(4) FOR 32MM PATELLA AND AGAINST (B)(4) AND DRAWING # (B)(4) FOR 35 MM PATELLA USING STANDARD OPERATOR SELF-INSPECTION INSTRUMENTS. FOR BOTH THE COMPONENTS HEIGHT AND THICKNESS MEASURED WITHIN SPECIFICATION. THE DIMENSIONS PROFILE AND OVERALL DIAMETERS COULD NOT BE ACCURATELY MEASURED DUE TO THE DEFORMATION PRESENT. BASED ON THE DIMENSIONAL AND VISUAL ANALYSIS THE FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATELLA COMPONENT LOOSENING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REVISION SURGERY WAS REPORTED DUE TO LOOSENING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GENESIS II GEN II 7.5MM RESUR PAT 35MM JWH SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS 09HM06682

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Hospitalization| R (B)(4) LOT# 09HM12677