FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FREEDOM RINGLOC CONSTRAINED LINER 36MM STANDARD FACE

MDR report key: 2252133 · Received September 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
1825034-2011-00813
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2011
Date of Event
August 15, 2011
Report Date
August 24, 2011
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWZ
PMA / PMN Number
K030047
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: "EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY, TRAUMA AND WEIGHT HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED WITH PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE IMPLANT BY LOOSENING, FRACTURE, AND/OR WEAR." THIS REPORT FILED (B)(4), 2011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION HIP ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6), 2011 TO PLACE CONSTRAINED COMPONENTS. PATIENT REPORTEDLY FELL AND A SUBSEQUENT REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2011 DUE TO CONSTRAINED LINER DISASSOCIATION FROM THE ACETABULAR CUP SHELL. THE CONSTRAINED LINER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FREEDOM RINGLOC CONSTRAINED LINER 36MM STANDARD FACE PROSTHESIS, HIP KWZ BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 302260

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R