QUANTUM®
Report
- Report Number
- 3010470577-2023-11651
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 19, 2025
- Report Date
- September 19, 2025
- Manufacturer
- IN2BONES SAS
- Product Code
- HSN
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
DESPITE VARIOUS REQUESTS AND REMINDERS, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WERE COMMUNICATED. AS THE REVISION SEEMS TO BE DUE TO UNSUITABLE INITIAL PLACEMENT OF THE TALAR IMPLANT, THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE WOULD BE A USER ERROR. NOTE: THIS REPORTABLE EVENT IS PART OF A REMEDIATION RESULTING FROM A 483 LETTER.
MEDICAL DEVICE DESCRIPTION: THE QUANTUM® TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS IS A FIXED-BEARING SEMI-CONSTRAINT ANKLE PROTHESIS WITH 2 COMPONENTS EXISTING IN DIFFERENT SIZES AND MODELS AND COMPOSED OF: A TIBIAL COMPONENT COMPOSED OF A METALLIC (TA6V) TIBIAL TRAY IMPLANT FIXED TO A POLYMER (UHWMPE) INSERT, A METALLIC (COCR) TALAR IMPLANT REPRODUCING THE TALUS DOME ANATOMY. WHEN ALL COMPONENTS ARE IMPLANTED, WITH THE INSERT RIGIDLY LOCKED TO THE TIBIAL TRAY, THE POLYETHYLENE INSERT ACTS AS A SINGLE BEARING ALONG THE TALAR DOME, ENABLING FLEXION/EXTENSION AND ROTATION MOVEMENT AT THE REPLACED ANKLE JOINT. EACH COMPONENT OF THE QUANTUM® TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS EXISTS IN DIFFERENT SIZES AND MODELS. EVENT DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION VERBALLY COMMUNICATED BY MARKETING DEPARTMENT ON NOVEMBER 30TH, 2023; REGARDING THE REALIZATION OF A REVISION SURGERY BY DR. (B)(6) IN IRELAND DUE TO AN UNSUITABLE PLACEMENT OF THE TALAR COMPONENT OF A QUANTUM PROSTHESIS. DESPITE VARIOUS REQUESTS AND REMINDERS, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WERE COMMUNICATED TO THE QARA TEAM, THUS, THE DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. TO DATE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE: TRACEABILITY OF THE PROSTHESIS COMPONENTS (INITIAL AND REVISION SURGERIES). DATES OF SURGERIES (INITIAL AND REVISION). PATIENT INFORMATION. TYPE OF REVISION PERFORMED (COMPLETE OR JUST REPLACEMENT OF THE TALAR IMPLANT AND INSERT). SUCCESS OF THE REVISION. NOTE: THIS REPORTABLE EVENT IS PART OF A REMEDIATION RESULTING FROM A 483 LETTER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1766992 | QUANTUM® | QUANTUM® TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS | HSN | IN2BONES SAS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Required Intervention |