UNKNOWN KNEE
Report
- Report Number
- 0002249697-2025-00731
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 28, 2025
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2025
- Report Date
- July 28, 2025
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
- Product Code
- MBH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
AN EVENT REGARDING ROM INVOLVING AN UNKNOWN TRIATHLON INSERT WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. METHOD & RESULTS: PRODUCT EVALUATION AND RESULTS: MATERIAL ANALYSIS, VISUAL, FUNCTIONAL AND DIMENSIONAL INSPECTIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. CLINICIAN REVIEW: NO MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW WITH A CLINICAL CONSULTANT. PRODUCT HISTORY REVIEW: COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE LOT DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW: COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE LOT DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. CONCLUSION: THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BECAUSE INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. FURTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS PATHOLOGY REPORTS, PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS AND THE PRIMARY/REVISION OPERATIVE REPORT AS WELL AS PATIENT HISTORY AND FOLLOW-UP NOTES ARE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION FOR DETERMINING ROOT CAUSE. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS EVENT IS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE TO INDICATE FURTHER EVALUATION IS WARRANTED, THIS RECORD WILL BE REOPENED.
IT WAS REPORTED VIA STRYKER FACEBOOK PAGE, "I HAD MAKO ALMOST 10 MONTHS AGO AND MY KNEE IS STILL STIFF." ADDITIONAL FACEBOOK COMMENT RECEIVED, "BUT NOW, EVERY TIME I STAND UP, I HAVE PAIN ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF MY KNEE. ALSO, WHEN I STAND, MY KNEE IS NUMB AND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS I HAVE TO STAND IN ONE POSITION UNTIL THE NUMBNESS STARTS TO FADE. THEN WHEN I DO WALK, I FEEL PRESSURE AROUND MY KNEE IN EVERY STEP. LAST APPOINTMENT WITH NURSE PRACTITIONER I WAS TOLD IT WAS 'PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS.'"
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610061 | UNKNOWN KNEE | PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, CO | MBH | STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |