FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RINGLOC ACETABULAR LINER 22MM HI WALL

MDR report key: 2220841 · Received August 23, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00744
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 23, 2011
Date of Event
June 28, 2011
Report Date
August 3, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K923107
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO MEDWATCH REPORT WAS RECEIVED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: "PARTICULATE WEAR DEBRIS AND DISCOLORATION FROM METALLIC AND POLYETHYLENE COMPONENTS OF JOINT IMPLANTS MAY BE PRESENT IN ADJACENT TISSUE OR FLUID. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT WEAR DEBRIS MAY INITIATE A CELLULAR RESPONSE RESULTING IN OSTEOLYSIS OR OSTEOLYSIS MAY BE A RESULT OF LOOSENING OF THE IMPLANT." THIS REPORT FILED (B)(4), 2011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6), 2001. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2011 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE ACETABULAR LINER DUE TO POLY WEAR. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RINGLOC ACETABULAR LINER 22MM HI WALL PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 993280

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R