FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
BRIDGE-ENHANCED ACL RESTORATION (BEAR) IMPLANT
MDR report key: 22964796
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Received September 4, 2025
Report
- Report Number
- 3020652-2025-00011
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 4, 2025
- Date of Event
- January 25, 2023
- Report Date
- September 3, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MIACH ORTHOPAEDICS
- Product Code
- QNI
- UDI-DI
- 00860002987804
- PMA / PMN Number
- K243578
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE SAME IMPLANT. PATIENT IS DOING WELL.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
REP REPORTED THAT THE BEAR IMPLANT HYDRATED QUICKLY (< 20 SECONDS) AND INCONSISTENTLY. VISUALLY, THE DEVICE APPEARED HIGHLY VARIABLE FROM TOP (PROXIMAL) END OF IMPLANT TO THE BOTTOM (DISTAL) END. WHEN HYDRATED, BLOOD RAN THROUGH THE DEVICE AND WAS COMING OUT OF THE SUTURE HOLES. THE BOTTOM OF THE IMPLANT ALSO HYDRATED QUICKLY. DEVICE WAS VERY MALLEABLE IN THE ARTHROTOMY. THE DEVICE DID NOT HYDRATE CONSISTENTLY AND THE BOTTOM (DISTAL) END CAME OFF IN THE KNEE; HOWEVER, DR WAS ABLE TO PUSH THIS PORTION BACK ONTO THE IMPLANT PRIOR TO CLOSING THE KNEE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2081178 | BRIDGE-ENHANCED ACL RESTORATION (BEAR) IMPLANT | Resorbable implant for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair | QNI | MIACH ORTHOPAEDICS | 7008409 | 00860002987804 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |